Introduction
Please read these Terms & Conditions of Service ("Terms") carefully
as they contain the legal terms and conditions that you agree to
when you use the photo candle design services provided to you by
Goody Candles, (the "Service").
By using our Service you agree to be bound by Part A of these
Terms, which contains provisions applicable to all users of our
Service, including casual visitors. If you choose to register as a
member of, or make a purchase through, our Service, you will be
asked to check a box to indicate that you have also read and agree
to be bound by the additional wording set out in Part B of these
Terms.
Part A: Provisions applicable to all Users of the Service
(Whether Registered or Not)
1. Operator
This Service is operated by Goody Candles LLC. ("Goody Candles"), a
company organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut whose
principal business address is 453 North Main St. #187, Southington,
CT 06489.
Goody Candles is also referred to in these Terms as "we" and
"us".
2. Purpose of the Service
Goody Candles offers photo candle design services that provide the
ability to upload images, edit images, add design elements to images
and order photo candle gifts through a personal computer with an
Internet connection.
3. Availability
Goody Candles uses reasonable endeavors to ensure that the Service
is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However, there will be
occasions when the Service will be interrupted for maintenance,
upgrades and emergency repairs or due to failure of
telecommunications links and equipment that are beyond the control
of Goody Candles. Every reasonable step will be taken by Goody
Candles to minimize such disruption where it is within the
reasonable control of Goody Candles. You agree that Goody Candles
shall not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of the Service.
4. Privacy
Goody Candles has a firm commitment to safeguarding your privacy.
Please review Goody Candles' Privacy Policy.
The terms of Goody Candles' privacy policy are incorporated into,
and considered part of, these Terms.
5. Trademarks
All brand, product and service names used in this Service which
identify Goody Candles or third parties and their products and
services are proprietary marks of Goody Candles and/or the relevant
third parties. Nothing in this Service shall be deemed to confer on
any person any license or right on the part of Goody Candles or any
third party with respect to any such image, logo or name.
6. Copyright
Goody Candles is, unless otherwise stated, the owner of all
copyright and database rights in the Service and its contents. You
may not publish, distribute, extract, re-utilize or reproduce any
such content in any material form (including photocopying or storing
it in any medium by electronic means).
7. Reporting Violations of Your Copyrights
If you believe the copyright in your work has been violated through
this Service, please contact Goody Candles' agent for notice of
claims of copyright infringement who can be reached at
copyright@goodygandles.com, or at Goody Candles LLC, c/o
Copyright Infringement, 453 North Main St. #187, Southington, CT
06489. You must provide our agent with the following information,
which Goody Candles may then forward to the alleged infringer:
(a) identify the material on the Service that you believe
infringes your work, with enough detail so that we may locate it on
the Service;
(b) provide your address, telephone number, and email address;
(c) provide a statement that you have a good faith belief that
the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agent, or the law;
(d) provide a statement that (i) the information you have
provided to us is accurate, and (ii) you are the owner of the
copyright interest involved or you are authorized to act on behalf
of that owner; and
(e) provide your physical or electronic signature. Upon receiving
your complaint, Goody Candles may remove content that you believe
infringes your copyright. In addition, Goody Candles may terminate
the account of the member who appears to be infringing your
intellectual property rights.
8. External Links
From time to time Goody Candles may provide links that will take you
to other, third party websites. These links are provided for your
convenience. If you decide to access linked websites you do so at
your own risk. Goody Candles does not endorse or take responsibility
for the content on other websites or the availability of other
websites and you agree that Goody Candles is not liable for any loss
or damage that you may suffer by using other websites.
9. Amendment of the Terms
We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time. If you
have registered as a member, we shall notify you of any material
changes to these Terms by email sent to the address you have
provided to Goody Candles for your account. If you continue to use
the Service once you have been notified of the changes to these
Terms, you will be deemed to have accepted those changes.
10. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Connecticut. Any disputes arising under or
in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of
Connecticut.
11. General
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between Goody Candles
and you with respect to your use of the Service. Goody Candles'
failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court should
find that one or more rights or provisions contained in these Terms
is invalid, you agree that the remainder of the Terms shall be
enforceable.
12. Comments
If you have any comments or questions about the Service please
contact us by email at
customerservice@goodycandles.com.
Part B: Provisions Applicable to Registered Members and
Customers
13. Registration
To purchase from or register as a member of the Service you must be
18 years or over.
You agree that the information that you provide to us on
registration and at all other times will be true, accurate, current
and complete. You also agree that you will ensure that this
information is kept accurate and up to date at all times. This is
especially important with respect to your email address, since that
is the primary way in which we will communicate with you about your
account and your orders.
14. Password
When you register as a member you will be asked to provide a
password. As you will be responsible for all activities that occur
under your password, you should keep your password confidential. You
must notify Goody Candles immediately of any unauthorized use of
your password or if you believe that your password is no longer
confidential. We reserve the right to require you to alter your
password if we believe that your password is no longer secure.
15. Formation of a Binding Contract
No contract will exist between you and Goody Candles for the supply
of any services or products unless and until Goody Candles accepts
your order by a confirmatory e-mail or other appropriate means of
communication.
16. Pricing and Delivery
All prices are stated in US dollars and are valid until altered by
us. Prices do not include delivery charges or any import duties that
may be added by the order destination country. Postage will be added
to your order during the checkout process. In the event that you
order products and the price published on the Service was incorrect,
Goody Candles will contact you to let you know the correct price and
ask you whether you still wish Goody Candles to fulfill your order
at the correct price. Any dates specified for delivery of any
products are intended to be an estimate only.
17. Right to Return
You may return any item that you have ordered from us for any reason
within 30 days of receipt. Please read carefully Goody Candles'
Return Policy, which forms part of these Terms.
18. Copyright in Your Images
Goody Candles does not claim ownership rights in any image contained
in your account. For the sole purpose of enabling us to display your
images through the Service and fulfilling any orders for you, you
grant to Goody Candles a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use,
copy, distribute, and display those images.
19. Conduct
You are responsible for all of the images you upload using the
Service. You must have the legal right to copy and display each
image that you upload. Professional images that are provided to you
by professional photographers or made available through websites,
magazines, books or other resources, are protected by copyright and
should not be uploaded using the Service.
You agree not to use the Service:
a. for any unlawful purposes;
b. to upload, post or otherwise transmit or communicate any
material that is obscene, offensive, blasphemous, pornographic,
unlawful, threatening, menacing, abusive, harmful, an invasion of
privacy or publicity rights, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, illegal
or otherwise objectionable;
c. to upload, post or otherwise transmit or communicate any
material that you do not have a right to transmit or communicate
under any contractual or fiduciary relationship or which infringes
any copyright, trade mark, patent or other intellectual property
right or any moral right of any party including, but not limited to
Goody Candles;
d. to harm minors in any way, including, but not limited to,
content that violates child pornography laws, child sexual
exploitation laws and laws prohibiting the depiction of minors
engaged in sexual conduct;
e. to forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order
to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the
Service;
f. to upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material
which is likely to cause harm to Goody Candles or anyone else's
computer systems, including but not limited to that which contains
any virus, code, worm, data or other files or programs designed to
damage or allow unauthorized access to the Service which may cause
any defect, error, malfunction or corruption to the Service;
g. to make images hosted by Goody Candles available for viewing
by the general public through a publicly posted link to the image or
otherwise;
h. for any commercial purpose.
You further agree that you shall not:
a. interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or
disrupt) this Service or servers or networks connected to this
Service, or to disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or
regulations of networks connected to this Service; or
b. provide any information to Goody Candles that is false or
misleading, that attempts to hide your identity or that you do not
have the right to disclose.
20. Monitoring of Content
Goody Candles does not control the content of members' accounts and
does not have any obligation to monitor such content for any
purpose. You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for all
content and material you provide to the Service.
21. Suspension and Termination of Access and Membership
You agree that Goody Candles may at any time without notice:
a. refuse to accept your application to become a member of Goody
Candles;
b. move or suspend any part of the Service; or
c. refuse to fulfill any order, or any part of any order or
terminate your account and delete any content stored in your account
if, in Goody Candles sole discretion, you fail to comply with any of
these Terms or if a competent regulatory authority requires Goody
Candles to do so.
22. Storage Policy
Goody Candles provides free online storage of images to its members
for an initial period of 6 months from the date you first upload an
image to your Goody Candles account. To maintain free storage, you
need to make a purchase from Goody Candles at least once every 6
months (the 6 month period will restart with each purchase). If you
do not purchase any product or service from Goody Candles for a
period of 6 months, Goody Candles may delete the images stored in
your account. In addition, if your account becomes inactive for a
period of 36 months, Goody Candles may, at its option, terminate
access to the account altogether (including deletion of any account
information held by Goody Candles). Goody Candles may change this
policy at any time, upon reasonable notice to you.
23. Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
Goody Candles agrees that all services will be carried out with
reasonable skill and care, and any goods supplied will be of
satisfactory quality and reasonably fit for their purpose.
THE SERVICE, GOODY CANDLES' SITE(S) AND ALL RELATED PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY GOODY CANDLES "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES
WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GOODY
CANDLES DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY,
TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS SERVICE.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY DIGITAL
CONTENT OR FILM IMAGE TO GOODY CANDLES, AND THE DOWNLOAD OR UPLOAD
OF ANY MATERIAL THROUGH THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR
DAMAGE TO YOUR CONTENT OR IMAGE OR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT IN THE DOWNLOAD OR UPLOAD OF
ANY MATERIAL. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING BACK-UPS OF
YOUR DIGITAL CONTENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY MISTAKE BY GOODY CANDLES,
SUCH AS THE SHIPMENT OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, GOODY CANDLES WILL BE
LIABLE ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF ITS RETURN POLICY.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, GOODY CANDLES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR PROVISION OF THE
SERVICE, GOODY CANDLES' SITE(S) AND ALL RELATED PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES, EVEN IF GOODY CANDLES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS
SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
LIMITED REMEDY.