Ikan Media Inc. Terms of Use
Effective Date: November 16, 2026
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and Ikan Media Inc. about your use of Ikan Media Inc. (ikanmediainc.com). Where these Terms include Section 20, disputes are resolved by individual arbitration, which you may opt out of within 30 days.
0. Summary of Key Terms
1. Who We Are; Agreement to These Terms
Ikan Media Inc. (ikanmediainc.com) (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Ikan Media Inc., a Florida corporation. Our principal address is 5207 Lake Overlook Ave, Bradenton, FL 34208; mail may be sent to 390 NE 191st St, STE 62202, Miami, FL 33179. “We,” “us” and “our” mean Ikan Media Inc.; “you” means the person using the Site or the Services; the “Services” are the Site, any membership, our communications and everything we provide through them; and a “Member” is a subscriber or membership holder. You accept these Terms when you click the button (for example, “Continue”) that appears directly below a statement on our form saying that clicking it means you agree to these Terms (and, where a form also shows a box beside that statement, check the box), or, if you are already a Member, when you click an acceptance button in a notice we email you. A page with no such box (for example, a business contact form) is still subject to these Terms, which are linked from every page. If you accept before the Effective Date, these Terms apply to you from that moment; Members who joined earlier are covered from the Effective Date. Our Privacy Policy (https://ikanmediainc.com/privacy) describes our practices; it is incorporated only so that Section 20, where included, applies to disputes about privacy, and creates no contractual promises beyond those the law imposes. The Official Rules of any giveaway and the SMS Terms, where they apply to you, are part of these Terms.
2. Definitions
- “Partner” means an independent company whose study, survey, product test, clinical trial, listing, product, service or offer appears on the Services, including recruiters, sponsors, advertisers, lead buyers, schools and contractors.
- “Offer” means any opportunity, product, service, listing or promotion of a Partner shown or sent to you.
- “Rewards” means giveaway entries, referral bonus entries, prizes and other incentives we provide.
3. What Ikan Media Inc. Is and Is Not
Corporate website. Ikan Media Inc. is the corporate website of Ikan Media Inc. for advertisers, partners and business contacts. It offers no consumer memberships, rewards or sign-ups; a contact-form submission is a business inquiry, and we reply using the details you provide without adding you to a marketing list. Each brand we operate has its own terms and privacy policy, and any part of these Terms about members, accounts, rewards, partner offers or marketing emails does not apply to this Site.
4. Eligibility; Your Account
The Services are for U.S. residents 18 or older, and you represent that you meet both requirements. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 and delete it on notice to [email protected]. You may hold only one membership or account and may not share, sell or transfer it; give accurate information, use only an email address and telephone number you are authorized to use, and keep your email address current. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping any access link (and any password, if the Site uses one) confidential, unless our failure to use reasonable security caused the activity.
5. Email, Calls and Text Messages
If you contact us through the Site, we may reply by email or telephone using the details you provide; we do not add corporate contacts to consumer marketing lists.
6. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy (https://ikanmediainc.com/privacy), not these Terms, fully describes what we collect, why, with whom we share or sell it, and your rights, and controls on any privacy matter.
7. Giveaways, Referrals, Rewards and Taxes
7.3 Rewards and taxes
A Reward has no cash value unless the Official Rules say otherwise, is not transferable or poolable across accounts, and is taxable to you alone. If the value you receive from us in a calendar year reaches the IRS reporting threshold then in effect, we may require a Form W-9 and proof of identity, age and residence before releasing further Rewards, will file any required return, and may withhold where the law requires.
8. Prohibited Conduct and Fraud
You agree not to: (a) create or use more than one account or membership, or share, sell or transfer one; (b) give false, incomplete or another person’s information, or use a telephone number or email address you are not authorized to use; (c) use bots, scripts, VPNs or proxies to hide your location, automate interactions, or scrape content; (d) complete surveys, studies or Offers in bad faith (speeding, inconsistent answers, duplicate participation); (e) refer yourself, fake users or paid traffic; (f) submit unlawful, infringing, defamatory, deceptive or harmful content; (g) interfere with the Services, use them unlawfully or against a Partner’s rules, or resell or commercially exploit them without our written permission. If we reasonably determine that you have done any of these, we may suspend or close your account, forfeit, reverse or offset Rewards and entries, and decline to send your information to Partners; you may ask for a written review within 30 days by emailing [email protected]. We may also seek court orders, as Section 20.5 describes where included or as the law otherwise allows, to stop scraping, abuse or infringement.
9. Third-Party Content, Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure
Third-party content. Studies, Offers, products, services, websites and content provided by Partners and other third parties are theirs; we do not endorse or verify them, and your dealings with any third party are solely between you and it.
10. Informational Content, Tools and Calculators
Content on the Services is general information, not legal, financial, tax, medical, benefits, home-safety or other professional advice; it may be incomplete or out of date and is no substitute for a qualified professional or the responsible agency. Tools, calculators and quizzes produce estimates based only on what you enter and on public rules that may be outdated or different where you live; a result is not an application, determination, quote or diagnosis, or a promise of any amount, so verify it before acting on it.
12. Content You Submit; Reviews
You keep ownership of content you submit or post and grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable (so our service providers can host it) license to use it to operate, promote and improve the Services; you represent that you have the rights to grant it and that it violates no law or right of others. Nothing in these Terms limits your right to post honest reviews or complaints about us or the Services anywhere; we impose no non-disparagement obligation and never pay for or condition any benefit on a positive review or selectively hide negative ones, though we may remove content that violates these Terms or the law.
13. Intellectual Property; Copyright Complaints
Our content. The Services and their content and brand names are owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright, trademark and other laws; you may use them only for personal, non-commercial purposes and may not copy, scrape, frame, sell or create derivative works from them except as the law allows or we agree in writing.
Copyright complaints. If you believe content on the Services infringes your copyright, send our designated agent, Mark Phaneuf, President, Ikan Media Inc., 5207 Lake Overlook Ave, Bradenton, FL 34208, telephone (407) 374-9719, [email protected], a written notice meeting 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3): your physical or electronic signature, identification of the copyrighted work and of the infringing material and its location, your contact details, a statement of your good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized, and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and you are authorized to act for the owner. If we remove content you posted because of a notice, we will tell you, and you may send a counter-notice meeting Section 512(g)(3); we may restore the material unless the notifying party files a court action within the time the law allows. We terminate repeat infringers’ accounts in appropriate circumstances.
14. California Notices
14.2 Notice to California residents under California Civil Code Section 1789.3
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to this consumer rights notice: Ikan Media Inc. is provided by Ikan Media Inc., 390 NE 191st St, STE 62202, Miami, FL 33179, telephone (407) 374-9719, email [email protected], and is free to use. For complaints or further information about the Services, contact us there, or contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, by telephone at (800) 952-5210 (TTY (800) 735-2929), or online at https://www.dca.ca.gov. This notice is available at all times at https://ikanmediainc.com/terms.
15. Electronic Communications and Consent to Electronic Records
You agree that we may provide all notices, disclosures and other communications about the Services, including changes to these Terms, electronically (by email to the address on your account, by text if you opted in, or by posting), and that electronic communications satisfy any requirement that a communication be in writing or signed. You may request a free paper copy of any communication, or withdraw this consent (which, because we operate only online, ends any membership at no fee), by emailing [email protected]. You need an internet-connected device, a current browser and PDF software; by accepting these Terms electronically you confirm you can access communications this way, and we will tell you if those requirements change materially. A notice we email is effective when delivered to the mail server for the address on your account; a bounce means it was not delivered, and we will re-send it to any other address you have given us.
16. Termination; Inactivity
You may end your membership at any time by unsubscribing or emailing [email protected]. We may suspend or end your membership or access if you breach these Terms, if we reasonably suspect fraud or abuse (Section 8), if the law requires it, or if we discontinue the Services, and we may deactivate a membership whose email address bounces or shows no activity for an extended period. Rewards are forfeited when a membership ends for breach; otherwise earned entries stay in their drawing and any prize already won is still delivered. Sections 7.3, 8, 12, 13, 17 through 21 and 23 survive termination.
17. Disclaimers of Warranties
THE SERVICES, AND ALL CONTENT, TOOLS, LISTINGS, EMAILS AND OFFERS, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free; that content is accurate, complete or current; that any Offer or opportunity will be available, select you or pay you; or that any Partner will perform. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
18. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Ikan Media Inc. AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA, REWARDS OR OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES, OUR COMMUNICATIONS OR ANY PARTNER OR OFFER, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) OR (B) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
These limits do not apply to liability for fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, to any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, or to statutory damages, civil penalties or attorneys’ fees that a consumer-protection, privacy, telephone-marketing or email statute lets you recover, and they do not affect any non-waivable rights under the laws of your state. This Section is separate from any arbitration agreement: if any part of it is held unenforceable as to a claim, that part will not apply to that claim, with no effect on Section 20.
19. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ikan Media Inc. and its officers, directors, employees and contractors from third-party claims, losses and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from your breach of these Terms, content you submit, your violation of law or of another person’s rights, or fraud or referral abuse through your account, except to the extent caused by our own negligence or willful misconduct; we may assume the defense at our expense, and you agree to cooperate.
21. Governing Law; Venue
Any agreement to arbitrate in these Terms is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Except as the next sentence provides, these Terms, and any dispute about the use, payment or provision of the Services, are governed by Florida law without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and nothing in these Terms deprives you of a non-waivable consumer protection of your home state. If you live in California, California substantive law governs any claim of yours that arises in California, any arbitration of that claim takes place in California or by video or telephone, and nothing in Sections 20 or 21 requires you to bring that claim outside California (California Civil Code Section 1799.208); the same rule applies to residents of any other state whose law prohibits an out-of-state forum or law for consumer disputes. Any claim these Terms do not require to be arbitrated, or that is held not to be arbitrable under Section 20 where included, must be brought exclusively in the state courts in Manatee County, Florida, or the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, except for a qualifying individual small-claims case in the county where you live and any right applicable law gives you to sue in your home state’s courts.
22. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms. A change is material if it touches Sections 5, 6, 14, 18 through 22, the definition of Marketing Partners, any consent language, or any right or obligation of yours. For a material change we give at least 30 days’ notice before it takes effect by emailing the address on your account and posting the updated Terms with a new Effective Date and a Site notice; non-material changes take effect when posted. Changes apply only going forward: they do not apply to any dispute of which either party gave written notice, or to any claim that accrued, before the change took effect, unless you affirmatively accept the updated Terms after notice; a change to Section 20, where included, is also governed by Section 20.13. Where practical we will ask you to confirm material changes with a fresh acceptance statement at your next form submission; if you do not agree, unsubscribe and stop using the Site before the change takes effect. Using the Site after the effective date of a change we have emailed you (for example, submitting a form or clicking through from one of our emails) means you accept it; merely remaining on our email list does not.
23. General Terms
Entire agreement. These Terms and, where they apply to you, the Official Rules and the SMS Terms are the entire agreement about the Services and replace earlier terms; Official Rules or SMS Terms control for their program, except that Section 20 controls over any dispute-resolution provision in them.
Assignment; third parties; force majeure. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or a successor; you may not assign them or your membership. No third party may enforce these Terms, except that those covered by Sections 18, 19 and 20.1 may rely on those Sections. We are not responsible for delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
Severability; survival; waiver; numbering. If any provision is held unenforceable by the decision-maker to which Section 20 assigns that question (or, where these Terms do not include Section 20, by a court), it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the rest remains in force, subject to Sections 18 and 20. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver, and headings and the Summary are for convenience only. Section numbers are the same across every website that uses this form of Terms; if a number is skipped, that Section does not apply to this Site and a cross-reference to it has no effect. The Services are operated from the United States for U.S. residents, and nothing in these Terms waives any non-waivable right (including under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act), waives any claim you may have against a Partner, or limits our responsibility for our own emails, lead postings or other conduct where the law makes us responsible.
Notices to us. Except for a Notice of Dispute (Section 20.2) or an arbitration opt-out (Section 20.9), send notices to [email protected] or by mail to 390 NE 191st St, STE 62202, Miami, FL 33179, Attention: Legal; we send notices to you as described in Section 15.
Records of acceptance. We keep records of sign-ups and form submissions (such as the date and time, IP address, device and browser information, page address and the version of the Terms and consent language then in effect) and archive dated copies of our sign-up screens, partner lists and these Terms; those business records are evidence that you agreed to these Terms and gave the consents they show.
Automated assistants; pen names; accessibility; prior versions. We label automated chat or email responses as automated; emails sent under a pen name are written or approved by our team, and a pen name is not the name of an employee. Report an accessibility barrier to [email protected] (our Accessibility Statement warrants no technical conformance), and request prior versions of these Terms at [email protected].
24. Contact
Questions about these Terms or the Services: [email protected] or https://ikanmediainc.com/contact. Legal notices, Notices of Dispute and arbitration opt-outs: [email protected]. Privacy requests: [email protected]. Mail: Ikan Media Inc., 390 NE 191st St, STE 62202, Miami, FL 33179. Telephone: (407) 374-9719.
Ikan Media Inc. Terms of Use, effective November 16, 2026.