Terms and Conditions

Introduction

Welcome to https://homegardenguides.com (the “Website”).

These Terms and Conditions (“Agreement”) are a legal agreement that explain the terms and conditions that all visitors, users, clients and customers (“You”, or “Your”) must comply with when using the Website. By using the Website, You agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement.

This Agreements incorporates Our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.

These Terms and Conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of https://homegardenguides.com.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY because it affects Your rights and liabilities under the law. By using or accessing the Website, You confirm that You have read and agreed to be bound by this Agreement. If You do not agree with this Agreement, You cannot use or access the Website.

These Terms and conditions are governed by the law of Sydney, Australia

Contents

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  1. Definitions
  2. User Rights and Responsibility
    1. Acceptable use
    2. Prohibited Use
  3. Our Content
  4. Trademarks/ No Endorsement
  5. Your Account
  6. Website Information
  7. Security
  8. Links to this Website
  9. Third Party Links
  10. Intellectual Property Rights
  11. Copyright Notice
  12. Disclaimers
  13. Limitation of Liability
  14. Indemnity
  15. Release
  16. Communication
  17. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
  18. Termination
  19. Consequences of Termination or Expiration
  20. Revisions
  21. Force Majeure
  22. Minimum Age Requirements
  23. General
  24. User Feedback
  25. Notice for California Users
  26. Contact Us

1 Definitions

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all agreements:

“Company,” “Us,” “We,” and “Our” refers to HOME GARDEN GUIDES.

“Content” is the information displayed at the Website including without limitation text, data, code, images, photographs, graphics, software, designs and any other materials that are available at the Website.

“Goods” means all goods that We supply and make available to You as detailed in the Invoice.

“Invoice” is a list of the Goods sent or the Services We provide to You, detailing individual amounts of Goods or Services plus a sum total.

“Party” refer to either You, or Us, or any other party to this Agreement. “Parties” refer to both You and Us.

“Services” refer to any work We perform for You.

“Supply” means to provide the Goods or Services as per the Invoice.

“You” and “Your” refer to the visitor, user, client, customer or person accessing the Website and thus accepting this Agreement.

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2 User Rights and Responsibility

2.1 Acceptable use

2.2 Prohibited Use

While using our service the following terms must be adhered to:

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3 Our Content

Except for User Content as defined in User Content clause below, all of the content featured or displayed on the Website, including, without limitation, text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound, and illustrations (“Our Content”), are owned by Us, Our licensors, vendors, agents and/or Our content providers. All elements of the Website, including without limitation the general design and Our Content, are protected by trade dress, copyright, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property rights.

The Website, Our Content and all related rights shall remain Our exclusive property or of Our licensors unless otherwise expressly agreed.

You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from material found on the Website.

Except as may be otherwise indicated in specific documents within the Website or as permitted by copyright law, You are authorized to view, play, print and download copyrighted documents, audio and video found on Our Website for personal, informational, and noncommercial purposes only.

Except as permitted by copyright law, You may not modify any of the materials and You may not copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information or work contained on the Website.

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4 Trademarks/ No Endorsement

All of Our trademarks, service marks and trade names used herein (including but not limited to: the HOME GARDEN GUIDES name, HOME GARDEN GUIDES logo, the Website name, the Website design, and any logos) (collectively “Marks”) are Our trademarks or registered trademarks or of Our affiliates, partners, vendors or licensors. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify Our trademarks in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on the Website, without Our prior written consent. The use of Our trademarks on any other site or network computer environment is not allowed. We prohibit the use of Our trademarks as a “hot” link on or to any other site, unless We have approved in advance the establishment of such a link. You shall not use Our name or any language, pictures or symbols which could, in Our judgment, imply Our endorsement in any (i) written or oral advertising or presentation, or (ii) brochure, newsletter, book, or other written material of whatever nature, without prior written consent.

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5 Your Account

In consideration of Your use of the Website, You will:

You are entirely responsible for the security and confidentiality of Your password and Account. You will not share Your Account Data or Your username and password with any third party or permit any third party to login to the Website using Your Account Data. Furthermore, You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your Account. You are responsible for taking precautions and providing security measures best suited for Your situation and intended use of the Services and Website.

You agree to immediately notify Us of any unauthorized use of Your Account or any other breach of security of which You become aware.

The Website may also include a tool that allows You to sign in or register using information from Your accounts in third party services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, or LinkedIn. These third-party services are not related to the Website, and Your use of such third-party services is subject to the terms and policies of those services.

For more information on how We collect, store, use, and share Your Account Data, please check Our Privacy Policy

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6 Website Information

We attempt to ensure that information on the Website is complete, accurate and current. Despite Our efforts, the information on the Website may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. We make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy or currency of any information on the Website.

Through Your use of the Website, You may be exposed to content that You may find offensive, objectionable, harmful, inaccurate or deceptive. By using Our Website, You assume all associated risks.

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7 Security

Information provided by you through https://homegardenguides.comis stored on a secured private server. While we have taken reasonable precautions to protect your personal information, no security system is impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the security of information that you provide to us via the Internet, through our Website, through online ordering, or in databases stored on our servers.

Our online ordering functionality employs Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information. Please see our Privacy Policy for full details on security.

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8 Links to this Website

Running or displaying the Website or any information or material displayed on the Website in frames or through similar means on another site without Our prior written permission is prohibited.

We grant You a nonexclusive right to display at Your site any link that would permit any user to go from Your site to Our Website. You obtain no rights other than the right to link to Our Website. Further, We do not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information or products available on Your site.

You agree to not use and display the links in such a manner that is misleading, defamatory, infringing, libelous, disparaging, obscene, or otherwise objectionable to Us. You agree to not use the links in any manner that is likely to reduce, diminish or damage the goodwill, value or reputation associated with Us. You warrant that Your site does not include any material, and does not contain links to sites displaying any material, which is harmful, pornographic, abusive, hateful, obscene threatening, defamatory, or which encourages illegal activity. Upon notice from Us, You shall promptly remove the links.

If Your wish to obtain written consent from Us, please contact us using our contact page

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9 Third-Party Links

From time to time, the Website may contain links to sites that We and Our affiliates do not own, operate nor control. All such links are provided solely for Your convenience. If You use these links, You will leave the Website. Neither We nor any of Our respective affiliates are responsible for any content, material or other information located on or accessible from any other site. Neither We nor any of Our respective affiliates endorse, guarantee, or make any representations or warranties regarding any other site, or any content, materials or other information located or accessible from any other site, or the results that You may obtain from using any other site.

We do not control, endorse, sponsor or approve of the third parties or their content not do We take any responsibility for any aspect of these websites or their content. If You decide to access any other site linked to or from this Website, You do so entirely at Your own risk. You agree to be aware when You leave the Website and to read the privacy statements of these sites. You will evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any site connected to or accessed through the Website before disclosing any personal information to them. We do not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from Your disclosure of personal information to those third-party sites.

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10 Intellectual Property Rights

We claim copyright and all other intellectual property rights to all the material on the Website, including, but not limited to the words, information, graphics, designs, logos, trademarks, photographs, icons, drawings and text.

Our intellectual property is protected under copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.

As part of this Agreement, You agree to not reproduce, distribute, sell, publish or broadcast any of the material found on this Website without Our prior written consent.

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All Website design, graphics, text selections, arrangements, and all software are of Copyright © 2020, HOME GARDEN GUIDES or its licensors. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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12 Disclaimers

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SECURITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND NEITHER US, NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES MAKE ANY COMMITMENT OR ASSUME ANY DUTY TO UPDATE SUCH INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SERVICES. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY SUCH PROHIBITIONS.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

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13 Limitation of Liability

We do not assume any responsibility, or will be liable, for any damages to, or any viruses that may infect Your computer, telecommunication equipment, or other property caused by or arising from Your access to, use of, or browsing the Website, or Your downloading of any information or materials from this Website. IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR TRANSMISSION OF THE WEBSITE, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE WEBSITE, OR THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON ANY OR ALL SUCH WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY DO NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY SUCH PROHIBITIONS.

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14 Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Us and any of Our affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to or in connection with (a) the use of the Website or the internet or Your placement or transmission of any message or information on this Website by You or Your authorized users; (b) Your violation of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation, Your breach of any of the Representations and Warranties above; (c) Your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights or Intellectual Property Rights; (d) Your violation of any law, rule or regulation of Australia or any other country; (e) any claim or damages that arise as a result of any User Content that You provide to Us; or (f) any other party’s access and use of the Website with Your unique username, password or other appropriate security code.

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15 Release

In the event that You have a dispute with one or more other visitors, users, customers, or clients of the Website, You release Us (and Our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

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16 Communication

We reserve the right to send You an electronic mail for the purpose of informing You of changes or additions to the Website or this Agreement.

Except as disclosed in Our Privacy Policy, We will not monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of Your e-mail, unless required in the course of normal maintenance of the Website and its systems, or unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or comply with legal process served on Us or the Website; (b) protect and defend Our rights or property of, the Website, or the users of the Website; or (c) act in an emergency to protect the personal safety of Our guests, the Website, or the public.

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17 Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

You and We agree to the following dispute resolution process for any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Website, any subscription to the Website or any other aspect of Our relationship (“Subject Legal Claim”).

To help resolve any issues between Us promptly and directly, You and We agree to begin any arbitration within 15 days after a Subject Legal Claim arises; otherwise, the Subject Legal Claim is waived.

In an attempt to find the quickest and most efficient resolution of Our issues, You and We agree to first discuss any issue informally for at least 15 days. To do that, please send Your full name and contact information, Your concern and Your proposed solution by email to Us at [email protected]. If We should need to discuss an issue with You, We will contact You using the email or mailing address on Your Account.

If We do not reach an agreed-upon solution after Our discussions for at least 15 days, You and We agree that any Subject Legal Claim that either of Us may have must be resolved through binding individual arbitration in Sydney, Australia in accordance with American Arbitration Association.

There are two limited exceptions to this Dispute Resolution and Arbitration provision: (a) either Party may pursue in small claims court any action that is within that jurisdiction, as long as the case proceeds on an individual basis only; (b) either Party may seek to enforce its patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets in an appropriate state or federal court.

You and Us also agree to arbitrate in each of Our individual capacities only, not as a representative or member of a class, and each of Us expressly waives any right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis.

You may download a form Notice to initiate arbitration at www.adr.org. If You initiate the arbitration, Your arbitration fees will be limited to the filing fee set forth in the AAA’s Consumer Rules. It is important that You understand that the arbitrator’s decision will be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. In any action to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees.

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18 Termination

We may terminate this Agreement:

We may also block Your access to Our Website in the event that:

You may terminate Your use of the Website or the Services by contacting Us through our contact details in this policy. The termination request will be subject to Our verification of Your ownership of the Account.

In terminating Your Account, You shall be liable to pay all fees and charges that have accrued up until the termination takes place. You are personally liable for any orders placed or charges incurred through Your Account prior to termination.

Either Party may terminate the Agreement:

Upon 0 days’ written notice to the other party of a material breach, if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period;

If the other party becomes the subject of petition in bankruptcy or any proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors.

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19 Consequences of Termination or Expiration

Upon the effective date of termination or expiration of this Agreement:

The termination or expiry of this Agreement shall not affect any of Our accrued rights and liabilities at any time up until the date of termination.

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20 Revisions

This Agreement is subject to Our revision and changes from time to time. Your continued use of the Website after the revision and changes will mean that You agree, without qualification, to the revised Agreement.

If You are not a registered Subscriber of the Website, then You can review revisions to this Agreement by regularly checking this page.

Material revisions to this Agreement will be indicated by an updated effective date at the top left corner of this page and by a notice posted on the homepage of the Website.

It is Your responsibility to remain apprised of any revisions to this Agreement and to remain in compliance therewith.

Should You object to any such revisions to this Agreement or become dissatisfied with the Website in any way, Your only recourse is to immediately terminate Your membership or discontinue use of the Website. Otherwise, continuing to use, visit, access or use the Website after the effective date means that You agree to be bound by any and all revisions.

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21 Force Majeure

We shall not be responsible for damages or for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts or occurrences beyond Our reasonable control, including, without limitation: fire, lightning, explosion, power surge or failure, water, acts of God, war, revolution, civil commotion or acts of civil or military authorities or public enemies; epidemics, pandemics; any law, order, regulation, ordinance, or requirement of any government or legal body or any representative of any such government or legal body; or labor unrest, including without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing, or boycotts; inability to secure raw materials, transportation facilities, fuel or energy shortages, or acts or omissions of other common carriers.

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22 Minimum Age Requirements

Our Website is not directed to children. Access to and use of Our Website is only for those who are at least at the age of 13 years in the USA or 16 years in the European Union or otherwise capable of entering into and performing legal agreements. If You are younger than this, You may not register for or use Our Website.

Any person who registers as a user or provides their personal information to Our Website represents that they are at least at the age of 13 years in the USA or 16 years in the European Union or otherwise capable of entering into and performing legal agreements.

In agreeing with this Agreement, You represent and warrant that You are at least at the age of 13 years in the USA or 16 years in the European Union or otherwise capable of entering into and performing legal agreements.

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23 General

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law. Any claim relating to, and the use of, this Website and the materials contained herein is governed by the laws of the state of Sydney, Australia. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Chester Hill, Sydney, Australia.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other agreements stipulated to be incorporated herein are the entire agreement between You and Us and supersede any prior understandings or agreements (written or oral).

A printed version of this Agreement will be admissible in judicial and administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

Assignment. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Us in Our sole discretion. You cannot assign this Agreement without Our written consent.

Headings. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.

No Waiver. Our failure to act with respect to Your or others’ breach does not waive Our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

Survival. Clauses “Trademarks/No Endorsement”, “Advertising Rights”, “Intellectual Property Rights”, “DISCLAIMERS”, “LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY”, “Indemnity”, “Release”, “Communications”, and “Dispute Resolution and Arbitration” shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

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24 User Feedback

We welcome and encourage You to provide feedback, comments, and suggestions for improvements of the Website (“Feedback”). You may submit Feedback by emailing Us at [email protected]. You acknowledge and agree that if You submit any Feedback to Us, You hereby grant to Us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through several tiers) and transferable license under any and all intellectual property rights that You own or control in relation to the Feedback to use, reproduce, view, communicate to the public by any means, print, copy (whether onto hard disk or other media), edit, translate, perform and display (publicly or otherwise), distribute, redistribute, modify, adapt, make, sell, offer to sell, transmit, license, transfer, stream, broadcast, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit the Feedback for any purpose.

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25 Notice for California Users

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: You may contact Us at our contact page. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

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26 Contact Us

If You do not understand any of the foregoing terms and conditions or if You have any questions or comments, please contact Us through HOME GARDEN GUIDES, [email protected]

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YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS, UNDERSTAND THE TERMS, AND WILL BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS TOGETHER WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY REPRESENT THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THAT IT SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.