This website and its associated services and content (collectively “Website”) is owned and operated by Gardenholic.com. Gardenholic.com has adopted this Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) to inform you of your rights and duties when using the Website. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions contained within this Agreement, you are expressly prohibited from using the Website and must discontinue your use immediately.
Warranties and Representations You warrant and agree that you have the right and legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and to adhere to its terms and conditions. You warrant that you are a human individual that is thirteen (13) years of age or older and that you are not a bot, script, or other computer or machine, excluding search engine spiders that comply with Gardenholic.com robots.txt file. You warrant that you are not prohibited from assenting to this Agreement by any preexisting Agreement. If you are using the Website on behalf of a third party, including but not limited to a business entity, you warrant that you are the authorized representative of that third party and have the authority to bind that third party to the terms of this Agreement.
No Expert Advice It is not the intention of Gardenholic.com to provide definitive information or expert advice regarding any product or service but rather the material contained on this site is for informational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for competent advice from professional with experience in or specific knowledge about such product or service. The information should not be considered complete or up to date. Gardenholic.com does not recommend or endorse any specific product, service, professional, or course of action. Your reliance upon any information provided by Gardenholic.com, Gardenholic.com contractors and employees, others appearing on this Website at invitation by Gardenholic.com, or other visitors or users of this Website is solely at your own risk.
Trademarks All trademarks, common law or registered trademarks, displayed on this Website are the property of their respective owners. The Website, including its look and feel, color selections, layout, and arrangement, is the trade dress of Gardenholic.com. You are prohibited from using Gardenholic.com’s trademarks, service marks, and trade dress, or any colorable imitation thereof, to indicate the source of, sponsorship of, approval of, affiliation with, connection with, or association with your goods or services, whether in a domain name, meta tag, trade name, trademark, service mark, pay per click advertising, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Gardenholic.com.
Ownership of Website and License You acknowledge and agree that Gardenholic.com is the owner of, or has rights in and to, the Website and its associated content, including but not limited to all intellectual property rights inherent therein. The Website is protected by all applicable laws, intellectual property or otherwise, and you are expressly prohibited from using the Website for any purposes not explicitly stated in this Agreement. Specifically, and except where otherwise allowed under this Agreement, you are prohibited from framing, scraping, aggregating, hacking, reverse engineering, crawling, reproducing, preparing derivative works of, distributing, performing publicly, or displaying publicly the Website, whether in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Gardenholic.com. Gardenholic.com hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, royalty free, non-assignable, and revocable license to use the Website for its customary and intended purposes. Use of the Website for a use outside of its customary and intended purposes or in violation of the terms of this Agreement will result in the termination of this license. Absent prior written permission from Gardenholic.com, you are not permitted to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, perform, display, or use for commercial purposes the Website or its content. This license is revocable at any time, and any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Gardenholic.com.
User Generated Content Gardenholic.com may provide you with the ability to submit user generated content to the Website, which may include but is not limited to text, photos, videos, instructions/tutorials, designs, and other content (collectively “User Generated Content”). Except as otherwise licensed herein, you own all rights in and to your User Generated Content.
By submitting User Generated Content to the Website, you grant Gardenholic.com a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide, and perpetual license to use your User Generated Content for the customary and intended purposes of the Website and any purpose related thereto, including, without limitation, to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, perform, display, and use any of the User Generated Content. These purposes may include, but are not limited to, providing you or third parties with the Website or its associated products and services and archiving or making backups of the Website. You agree to waive all moral rights in and to your User Generated Content across the world, whether you have or have not asserted moral rights in or to your User Generated Content. By submitting User Generated Content to the Website, you further agree to waive all rights of publicity or privacy with respect to the User Generated Content submitted.
You warrant that any User Generated Content that you submit to the Website will not violate the rights of third parties, including, but not limited to, trademark rights, copyright rights, and rights of publicity and privacy, or violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance, treaty, or regulation, whether local, state, provincial, national, or international.
Any individual or entity uploading photos through the upload form agrees to the terms set forth in the Terms Of Use Agreement For Gardenholic.com. If you do not agree to these terms, do not upload photos. Otherwise, all photographs used on Gardenholic.com website will include credits for each photograph, provided by you as Licensor.
Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
You acknowledge and agree that Gardenholic.com is an interactive computer service provider under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Though Gardenholic.com may edit, remove, or control the content displayed through the Website, you agree that Gardenholic.com will not be considered an information content provider and will not be held liable for the republication of defamatory or tortious content created by third parties, whether through the Website or otherwise.
Third Party Links You understand that the Website may contain links to third party websites, applications, or services that Gardenholic.com does not own or control. You agree that Gardenholic.com will not be held responsible or liable for the content of third party websites, applications, or services and that Gardenholic.com’s inclusion of those websites, applications, or services within its Website does not constitute Gardenholic.com’s endorsement of, recommendation of, or affiliation with any of those websites, applications, or services.
Confidential Information You recognize that you may come into possession of information that comprises valuable trade secrets and other confidential information which is exclusively owned by Gardenholic.com. You expressly recognize that such information is being conveyed to you under conditions of confidentiality, and you agree that you shall not disclose the confidential information to any third party during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, absent written permission from Gardenholic.com or court order.
Endorsement Gardenholic.com does not endorse or recommend any commercial product, process, or service. The views and opinions of users, contributors, and others expressed on this Website do not necessarily state or reflect those of Gardenholic.com and are not intended to be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
Term and Termination This Agreement will remain in full force and effect so long as the Website is in operation. Gardenholic.com may terminate this Agreement without liability at any time, without notice, and for any reason, including but not limited to for your violation of a term or condition of this Agreement.
Indemnification You agree to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend Gardenholic.com, its officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, rights, and actions of any kind, including, but not limited to, property damage, infringement, personal injury, and death, that either directly or indirectly arise out of or are related to your use of the Website, your use or provision of any services purchased through the Website, your reliance upon advice provided through the Website, your submission of User Generated Content to the Website, your violation of any term or condition of this Agreement, your violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or treaty, whether local, state, national, or international, or your violation of the rights of a third party. Your obligation to defend Gardenholic.com under the terms of this Agreement will not provide you with the right to control Gardenholic.com’s defense, and Gardenholic.com reserves the right to control its defense and choose its counsel regardless of your contractual requirement to defend Gardenholic.com.
Assignment You acknowledge and agree that you are prohibited from assigning your rights and obligations under this Agreement. Gardenholic.com may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement at any time, including but not limited to in a sale of the Website. 16. Resolution of Disputes and Governing Law This Agreement will be interpreted under and governed by the laws of Canada without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles. You agree that any claim or dispute that you may have against Gardenholic.com will be exclusively resolved through arbitration.
User Conduct You expressly agree that you will not use the Website to violate any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or treaty, to violate the rights of third parties, or for a use outside of the customary and intended purposes of the Website. Specifically, you are expressly prohibited from: using a robot, spider, scraper, or other automated technology to access the Website; imposing a disproportionate load on the Website or its server infrastructure or otherwise attempting to interfere with the operation of the Website; circumventing Gardenholic.com technological and physical security measures; impersonating another; posting or transmitting content that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property; posting or transmitting content that infringes upon the intellectual property rights of other users of the Website or third parties; posting or transmitting content that is offensive, derogatory, or obscene; posting or transmitting content that constitutes fraud, an unwanted commercial solicitation, a phishing scam, a pyramid scheme, or a chain letter; and posting or transmitting content intended to collect personal or personally identifiable information from users or third parties.
Severability If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the remaining provisions will remain valid and unimpaired and will continue in full force and effect.
Integration This Agreement and its incorporated Privacy Policy constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of the Website and its associated services. You acknowledge and agree that any additional provisions that may appear in any communication from you will not bind Gardenholic.com. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any other into which you enter with Gardenholic.com, the terms of any other agreement will govern, and the order of preference will be (1) your other Agreement (e.g. Independent Contractor Agreement) and then (2) this Agreement.
No Waiver You understand and agree that no term or provision of this Agreement will be deemed to have been waived and no breach will be deemed to have been consented to unless said waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
Child Online Privacy Protection Act The Website is not directed to persons under the age of thirteen (13) and Gardenholic.com will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If Gardenholic.com inadvertently collects personally identifiable information, Gardenholic.com will delete the personally identifiable information in accordance with its security protocols.
Reservation of Rights All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Gardenholic.com.
Privacy Policy Gardenholic.com hereby incorporates its Privacy Policy to these Terms of Service.
Copyright Policy Gardenholic.com hereby incorporates its Copyright Policy to these Terms of Service.
Notice Any notice required by this Agreement please contact us.