Terms of Service
Effective Date: May, 2018
Please read this Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) carefully as it sets forth the conditions of use of the seedcompany.com website (this “Website”) and is a legally binding agreement between you, personally, and any entity on whose behalf you are using the Website (collectively “You” and/or “Your”) and seedcompany.com (“Seed Company”). If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You should immediately cease all usage of the Website. Seed Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this Agreement without prior notice to You. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted on this Website. Your continued use of this Website after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.
1. Use of Website
This Website may be used by, and participation in any online accounts, is limited to individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. You must (1) provide all equipment necessary for Your own Internet connection, including computer and/or table and/or mobile device and modem, and (2) provide for Your access to the Internet. Subject to the terms and conditions mentioned herein, You are hereby granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, restricted license solely for the purpose of using the Website to receive services provided by or through this Website. No other right, title or interest is granted in, and to this Website. You shall not modify this Website, except as may be authorized, nor adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, and/or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software, nor take any other steps to discover the confidential information and/or trade secrets contained in this Website.
2. Intellectual Property
All content included or available through this Website, including this Website’s design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof, and all trademarks, copyrights, database rights and other intellectual property rights related to it belong to Seed Company or a third party. Any use of materials on or from this Website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of Seed Company is strictly prohibited.
3. Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant to Seed Company that: (i) You are at least 13 years old; (ii) You have the full power and authority to enter into and perform your obligations under this Agreement; (iii) Your assent to and performance of Your obligations under this Agreement does not constitute a breach of or conflict with any other agreement or arrangement by which You are bound, or any applicable laws, regulations or rules; (iv) all information provided by You on Your account is accurate and current and will be updated by You to remain current; (v) this Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations on You, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions; (vi) You will not infringe the patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party in Your use of this Website; (vii) You will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in Your use of this Website, as well as the agreed upon terms of this Agreement; and (viii) You understand and acknowledge that Seed Company may terminate this Agreement at any time in its sole discretion.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
This Website is provided by Seed Company on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Seed Company makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, that this Website or the use thereof (i) will be free from defects, inaccuracies or errors, (ii) will be uninterrupted or secure (iii) will meet Your requirements or (iv) will operate in the configuration or with the other software You use. Seed Company disclaims any and all warranties with regard to this Website or information provided through the Website, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
5. Use of Donations
6. Limitation of Liability
Seed Company SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, AND IN PARTICULAR Seed Company SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR LOSS OF USE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE, OR ITS USE, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, UNDER STATUTE, IN EQUITY, AT LAW, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Seed Company HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF Seed Company ARISING FROM, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES EXCEED $500.00. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold Seed Company, its officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of Your use of this Website, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by You of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.
8. Modifications and Interruption to Services
Seed Company reserves the right to stop providing this website with or without notice to You. Seed Company shall not be liable to You or any third party should Seed Company exercise its right to stop providing this website. You acknowledge and accept that Seed Company does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access or use of the website and operation of the Website and may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of Seed Company’ control.
9. Third-Party Sites and Information
This website may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties and may rely on third party information to provide services through the website. You acknowledge that Seed Company is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site, nor the accuracy of the information provided by any third party. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites or administrator of any such third party as applicable if You have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites. Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and Seed Company is not responsible therein. You are strongly encouraged to review said privacy policies of third-parties’ sites.
10. Fees and Payments
You shall pay Seed Company all applicable fees and taxes, if any, related to any donations made on this Website. Seed Company (or our third-party payment processor) shall authorize Your credit card you provided during the registration process for the full payment of the donation, fees and any applicable taxes, and You hereby consent to the same. You must provide current, complete, and accurate billing and credit card information. You must promptly update all billing information (such as billing address, card number, and expiration date) to keep Your account current, complete, and accurate, and You must promptly contact us if Your credit card is lost or stolen, or if You become aware of a potential breach of account security (such as an unauthorized disclosure or use of Your sign-in name or password). You hereby authorize Seed Company to obtain or determine updated or replacement expiration dates for Your credit card in the event that the credit card You provided us expires. We reserve the right to charge any renewal card issued to You to the same extent as the expired card for any donations that You made through this Website. In certain instances, the issuer of Your credit card may charge You a foreign transaction fee or related charges, which You will be responsible to pay. You are advised to check with Your bank and credit card issuer for details.
11. Governing Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that this Agreement is made and partially performed in the State of Texas, and that venue for any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be exclusively limited to the state or federal courts located in the State of Texas. You hereby consent and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over you by such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action, and waive any defenses of lack of minimum contacts or forum non conveniens.
12. Compliance with Laws
You assume all knowledge of applicable law and are responsible for compliance with any such laws. You shall not use or access this Website in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. You further agree not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation. You agree not to upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that (i) is defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, invasive of another’s privacy, promotes violence, or contains hate speech, (ii) discloses any sensitive information about another person, including that person’s email address, postal address, phone number, credit card information, or any similar information, or (iii) is intended to “stalk,” threaten or otherwise harass another person.
13. Other Terms
If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. You agree that this Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by Seed Company, in its sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Seed Company. This Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between You and Seed Company.
14. Privacy Policy Statement
Seed Company will take all commercially reasonable measures to safeguard Your privacy while visiting the Website. You agree that by accepting this Agreement, You are consenting to the use and disclosure of Your personally identifiable information and other practices described in Seed Company’s Privacy Policy. Please consult our Privacy Policy for details.
