Terms of Use
PLATTDESIGNSFORTHEHOME.COM
TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
Effective Date: December 19, 2014
The plattdesignsforthehome.com website and its associated services and content (collectively “Website”) is owned and operated by Platt Designs, LLC (“Platt Designs”). Platt Designs 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 of this Agreement, you are expressly prohibited from using the Website and must discontinue your use immediately.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING, PAYING FOR, OR USING THE WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
PLATT DESIGNS MAY AMEND THIS TERMS OF USE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, TO MODIFY, LIMIT, CHANGE, DISCONTINUE, OR REPLACE THE WEBSITE OR THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT PLATT DESIGNS MODIFIES, LIMITS, CHANGES, OR REPLACES THE WEBSITE OR THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AFTER SAID MODIFICATION, LIMITATION, CHANGE, OR REPLACEMENT CONSTITUTES YOUR MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT TO THE MODIFICATION, LIMITATION, CHANGE, OR REPLACEMENT.
1. About the Site
Platt Designs is an online retailer of home décor and ladies’ boutique. The Website allows visitors to search for unique home décor and ladies boutique products and purchase these products for their use and enjoyment. Visitors may also post reviews, comments, and photos to the Website to improve the Website and the order process.
Your reliance upon any information provided by Platt Designs, others appearing on this Website at invitation by Platt Designs, or other visitors or users of this Website is solely at your own risk. You understand that Platt Designs is not obligated to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for the Website.
2. 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 eighteen (18) years of age or older. If you are under eighteen (18) years of age but at least thirteen (13) years of age, you must present this Agreement to your parent or legal guardian for their review. You warrant that you are not prohibited from assenting to this Agreement by any preexisting Agreement.
You warrant and represent that any and all information that you provide to Platt Designs and the Website is accurate and valid. You agree to comply in good faith with the terms of this Agreement.
You will not use the Website in any way that violates the rights of third parties, and you agree to comply with any and all applicable local, national, state, provincial, and international laws, treaties, and regulations. Given the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all laws and rules where you reside or where you use Website. Website is operated in the United States and Platt Designs makes no representation that its Website or services or products are appropriate, lawful, or available for use in other locations.
3. Ownership of Website and License
You acknowledge and agree that Platt Designs 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 Platt Designs.
Platt Designs 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. Violation of the terms of this Agreement or use of the Website for a use outside of its customary and intended purposes, such as, but not limited to downloading (other than page caching) or modifying the Website or any portion of it will result in the termination of this license.
Absent prior written permission from Platt Designs, 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 Platt Designs.
4. Trademarks
All trademarks, common law or registered trademarks, displayed on this Website are the property of their respective owners. Specially, all Platt Designs marks are the property of Platt Designs, including, but not limited to PLATT DESIGNS, plattdesignsforthehome.com, and all Platt Designs logos. The Website, including its look and feel, color selections, layout, and arrangement, is the trade dress of Platt Designs. You are prohibited from using Platt Designs’ 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 without the prior written consent of Platt Designs.
5. Account Registration; Payment; Termination
Account registration and use of the Website is free. You may search, view, and purchase products from this Website as a guest, without registering for an account. If you choose to register an Account and create a User Profile, complete the required information. Accounts may be created to register for gifts such as a wedding gift registry. When creating an account or placing an order on the Website, you are agreeing to receive email notifications containing specials from Platt Designs. The email notifications from Platt Designs contain an unsubscribe feature that allows you to “opt out” from future notifications. Please see the Website’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference, regarding the collection and use of this and other information about you. User account information will be used consistent with the Privacy Policy. Platt Designs does not endorse you or discriminate based upon any information provided by you or made available for population of your User Profile.
You have a duty to ensure that the information that you provide through your Account is truthful, current, complete, and accurate. You understand and agree that you have an ongoing duty to update and keep current the information provided through your Account if and when that information changes. You are expressly prohibited from creating an Account that impersonates another person, contains offensive or obscene language, or otherwise violates the rights of a third party. You expressly agree that you will not use your Account to interfere with or disrupt a third party’s enjoyment and use of the Website. Platt Designs reserves the right to restrict access to, monitor, suspend, disable, or delete your Account at any time, in its sole discretion, and without prior warning.
Payment for products purchased through the Website are processed through a third-party payment processor, such as PayPal. You agree that you are solely responsible for paying all applicable taxes, duties, levies, or charges imposed by any governmental entity anywhere in the world in connection with your use of the Website and/or purchase of services through the Website to that applicable governmental entity. You understand and agree that Platt Designs will not be held liable for any user’s failure to complete a transaction entered into through the Website.
Platt Designs may change any terms and conditions regarding your use of the Website at any time. Your use of the Website shall constitute acceptance of any changes made to this Agreement.
You agree to keep your Account secure from unauthorized access. You will log in using your account password. You should not to reveal your password to others. You agree that you alone are responsible for your Account and all associated User Profiles. You accept full responsibility for any and all use of your Account, whether authorized or unauthorized. In the case of unauthorized access to your Account, you agree to contact Platt Designs immediately. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Platt Designs for any damages that arise out of or in relationship to the use of your Account.
By creating an Account, you agree that Platt Designs, and its designees and agents, may contact you by any available means, including, but not limited to, by email.
6. Third Party Links
You understand that the Website may contain links to third party websites, applications, or services that Platt Designs does not own or control. You agree that Platt Designs will not be held responsible or liable for the content of third party websites, applications, or services and that Platt Designs’ inclusion of those websites, applications, or services within its Website does not constitute Platt Designs’ endorsement of, recommendation of, or affiliation with any of those websites, applications, or services.
7. No Endorsement
Platt Designs 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 Platt Designs and are not intended to be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
8. 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 Platt Designs’ 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, threatening, defamatory, 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.
If you encounter content or witness behavior that you believe is inappropriate and violates this Agreement, you may report it to Platt Designs by sending an email to customerservice@plattdesignsforthehome.com.
9. Term and Termination
This Agreement will remain in full force and effect so long as the Website is in operation. Platt Designs 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.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
PLATT DESIGNS DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY HARM OR LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. PLATT DESIGNS PROVIDES THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ON AN AS-IS BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR QUALITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW AN EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN SUCH A JURISDICTION, THIS EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY.
PLATT DESIGNS WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ADVICE OR MARKETING PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTY, ANY THIRD PARTY LINKS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, OR ANY CONTENT TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. PLATT DESIGNS IS A RETAIL PROVIDER AND DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DESTRUCTION OF IDENTITY, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AN ACCOUNT, OR ALTERATION THEREOF. PLATT DESIGNS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME.
PLATT DESIGNS WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR NETWORK, INTERNET, COMPUTER, HARDWARE, OR SOFTWARE PROGRAM MALFUNCTIONS, FAILURE, DELAYS, OR DIFFICULTIES WITH THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME.
11. Limitation of Liability
PLATT DESIGNS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, INJURIES, JUDGMENTS, COSTS, OR LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR USE OF PRODUCTS OFFERED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INCOME, SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT PLATT DESIGNS CAN BE HELD LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID, IF ANY, FOR SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, AND IN NO CASE WILL THAT AMOUNT EXCEED $1000. IF NO AMOUNT IS PAID BY YOU TO PLATT DESIGNS, YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW.
THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. PLATT DESIGNS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH TYPOGRAPHICAL, TECHNICAL, OR PRICING ERRORS LISTED ON THE WEBSITE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF DAMAGES, YOU SHOULD SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL TO UNDERSTAND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW.
12. Indemnification
You agree to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend Platt Designs, 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 or products 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 Platt Designs under the terms of this Agreement will not provide you with the right to control Platt Designs’ defense, and Platt Designs reserves the right to control its defense and choose its counsel regardless of your contractual requirement to indemnify Platt Designs.
13. Assignment
You acknowledge and agree that you are prohibited from assigning your rights and obligations under this Agreement. Platt Designs may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement at any time, including but not limited to in a sale of the Website.
14. Resolution of Disputes and Governing Law
This Agreement will be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles. You agree that any claim or dispute that you may have against Platt Designs or the Website will take place in the town of Frankenmuth in Saginaw County, Michigan. You agree that any claim or dispute that you may have against Platt Designs or the Website will be exclusively resolved through arbitration. You agree that any claim arising out of the use of this website or any transaction with Platt Designs shall be brought within one year of the date such claim accrues.
YOU AND PLATT DESIGNS AGREE THAT ARBITRATION WILL BE THE EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND REMEDY AT LAW FOR ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE PURCHASE OF SERVICES FROM PLATT DESIGNS, INCLUDING ANY DISPUTES CONCERNING THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, VIOLATION, BREACH, OR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE HELD IN FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST RECENTLY EFFECTIVE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING WILL BE DECIDED BY A SINGLE ARBITRATOR AND THE ARBITRATOR WILL DECIDE THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING BY APPLYING THE LAWS AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE LOSING PARTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE PREVAILING PARTY’S REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES. YOU AND PLATT DESIGNS AGREE THAT THE SITUS OF THIS AGREEMENT IS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. YOU AND PLATT DESIGNS AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH ARBITRATOR OR ARBITRATION PROCEEDING.
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
Platt Designs hereby incorporates its Privacy Policy into this Agreement. 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 and products. You acknowledge and agree that any additional provisions that may appear in any communication from you will not bind Platt Designs.
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 eighteen (18) and Platt Designs will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of eighteen (18). If Platt Designs inadvertently collects such personally identifiable information, Platt Designs will delete the personally identifiable information in accordance with its security protocols.
Limitation On Actions
PLATT DESIGNS AND YOU BOTH AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. FAILURE TO ASSERT SAID CAUSE OF ACTION WITHIN ONE YEAR WILL PERMANENTLY BAR ANY AND ALL RELIEF.
Reservation of Rights
All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Platt Designs.
Notice
Any notice required by this Agreement must be in writing, and must be mailed by certified mail with return receipt requested to:
Platt Designs, LLC
113 E. Tuscola Street
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
A copy of any such notice must be emailed to customerservice@plattdesignsforthehome.com but email notice alone shall not comply with the notice requirements of this Agreement.
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