Yes, there’s lots of legal stuff on this page, but we’re required to share it with you. And that’s a good thing because at House Candy we believe you should be an informed consumer and user of the Internet.

The terms and conditions below (the “terms”) are what govern your use of the House Candy website on the Internet and World Wide Web. These terms are a legal contract between you and House Candy (“we” or “us”.) They govern your access to, and your use of our website, which (as you know) is located at House Candy (the “site”). These terms also govern your use of any services and products we provide on the site. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not access or otherwise use this site and/or our services and products.

Your use of this site, services and/or products on this site mean that you agree to abide by each of the terms below. House Candy may make changes to the services and products offered on this site, at any time and without notice, and House Candy can change these terms at any time without notice by posting updated terms of use here on the site.

If you continue to use the site after such changes have been posted, it means that you agree to the new terms, even if you have not reviewed the changes. Therefore you really should check the terms of use posted here periodically for updates and changes.

 

Privacy Policy

Your use of the site is governed by House Candy’s Privacy Policy, which is available on this site on our Privacy Policy page.

 

General Use

House Candy provides content, services, and products throughout this site.  All information, documents, products, and services, including content, trademarks, logos, graphics and images (which are grouped together under the term “Materials”) are the copyrighted work of House Candy or House Candy’s licensors and/or contributors.

House Candy grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the Materials solely for your personal use or internal business use. You agree that you will only use this site and the Materials for lawful uses.

You agree that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Materials provided by House Candy in any manner. Your limited license terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of these terms.

Upon termination of your limited license, you agree to immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials. Except as stated herein, you acknowledge that you have no right, title or interest in or to the site or any Materials on any legal basis.

You are prohibited from taking any action to circumvent or attempt to circumvent the security and access control provisions of the site. Such prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, any efforts to: (a) log into an account with a password not assigned to you; (b) access personally identifiable information not intended for you; (c) test the security measures on the site and/or attempt to identify system vulnerabilities; (d) impersonate any other user of the site and/or the products and services, forge any of the header information in any posting, or tamper with the TCP/IP packet header; (d) modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise attempt or allow others to attempt to discover the underlying software code for the site and/or the products and services; or (f) overwhelm or disable the site or the products and services or interfere with the access and use of the site and/or the services by any other user.

If House Candy becomes aware of any of the aforementioned activities on your part, we may investigate and take action. When appropriate, we may work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute offenders.

Your continued use of the Site and/or the products and services is expressly conditioned on your compliance with the prohibitions, obligations, and restrictions just stated. Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge that Cupcakes and Tulips Love prohibits and you agree not to:

The foregoing list of prohibitions is illustrative and is not intended to be complete or exclusive.

You acknowledge and agree that there is the chance that you may be exposed to content that may be offensive or objectionable to you. You hereby acknowledge and agree that all submissions submitted by you or any other user express the views of the author, and House Candy will not be held responsible for or liable for the content in such submissions.

Your access to the site and Services is undertaken at your own risk and House Candy is not responsible for any offensive or otherwise objectionable materials that may be posted by any third party.

In addition, the foregoing prohibitions do not impose on House Candy any obligation to monitor or remove any Submissions or other information or communication submitted by you or any other user.

 

Submissions

Subject to the terms and conditions of the House Candy Privacy Policy, when you submit data and/or post communications on the site (collectively “Submissions”), you grant to House Candy.net and House Candy. an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right (including moral right) and license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, modify and create derivative works of Submissions, in whole or in part, and to incorporate Submissions into other works in any media and utilizing any technology now known or later developed. You warrant that you have all rights, and no third party has retained any such rights, (including moral rights) in and to Submissions you may post to the site.

 

Password Restricted Areas of the Website

Certain areas of the site may be password-restricted so only authorized users can access certain web pages and services (“Restricted Areas”).

If you are an authorized member of the Restricted Areas, you take responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. You agree to notify House Candy if your password may have been compromised, or is lost, stolen, or disclosed to an unauthorized third party.

You agree to immediately notify House Candy of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security in relation to the site that may be known to you. You are responsible for activities that occur under your account.

 

Links to Third Party Sites

The Cupcakes and Tulips Love site may be linked to other sites that are not owned, operated, or managed by House Candy. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and House Candy is not responsible for the content or links displayed on these third-party sites.

 

Third Party Content

Some information and content may be provided by third parties to House Candy (“Third Party Content”).  The Third Party Content is the copyrighted work of the creator/licensor, House Candy.net, and House Candy.

You agree that you will only display the Third Party Content on your personal computer for your personal or internal business use. You acknowledge and agree that you have no right to download, cache, reproduce, modify, display (except as set forth in this paragraph), alter, edit, manipulate or enhance any of the Third Party Content in any manner.

House Candy disclaims all express, implied and statutory warranties and conditions with regard to third-party content. This includes, but is not limited to, all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

 

Unauthorized Activities

Unauthorized use of any Materials or Third Party Content contained on this site may violate certain regulations and laws. You shall indemnify and hold House Candy and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, and business partners harmless from and against any and all damages, costs, expenses, and liabilities, including attorneys’ fees, that House Candy or any other indemnified party suffers in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding any claim or demand from a third party in the event that your use of the site or the use of the site by any person using your user name and/or password violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

 

Copyright Notice

All information, data, and screens appearing on House Candy, including web pages, documents, site design, text, graphics, logos, images and icons, and the selection and arrangement thereof, are the sole property of House Candy and House Candy.com unless otherwise specified.

All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved worldwide. Any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission, or publication of any copyrighted material on the site is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright holder, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties

Your use of this site, the Materials and/or the products and services is at your own risk. You assume all risks of using this site, the Materials and/or the products and services. House Candy does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the materials or the Third Party Content contained on this Site. Neither the Materials nor the Third Party Content has been verified or authenticated in whole or in part by House Candy, and they may not be current or may include inaccuracies or typographical errors.

House Candy shall have no liability for Materials and/or Third Party Content that is not current or for any errors or omissions in the Materials and/or the Third Party Content, whether provided by House Candy or our licensors. House Candy does not guarantee that you will achieve any economic return or benefit from the use of the Materials.

House Candy, for itself and its licensors, makes no express, implied or statutory representations, warranties, or guarantees in connection with the site, the products and services or any Materials or Third Party Content, relating to the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy, currency or completeness of any information or material contained on the site. This includes, without limitation, the Materials and the Third Party Content.

House Candy disclaims and excludes any and all implied warranties, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the site, the products and services, the Materials, Third Party Content, and any information or material contained on the site is provided to you on an “as is,” “as available” and “where is” basis with no warranty of any kind.

 

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall House Candy be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, extraordinary, exemplary, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including loss of data, revenue, profits, use or other economic advantages) however arising, even if House Candy.net and House Candy have been advised of the possibility of such damage.

House Candy’s aggregate liability to you or any third party for any damages resulting from your displaying, copying, or downloading any material on the site or reliance on the information and/or material presented on the site shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

Local Laws and Export Control

If you use this site outside the United States of America, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. House Candy controls and operates this site from its headquarters in the United States of America and the Materials may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations.

 

Consequences of Violation

If you violate these terms, House Candy may terminate your access to the site or Password-Restricted Areas without notice. House Candy prefers to advise you of your inappropriate behavior and recommend any necessary corrective action. However, certain violations of these terms, as determined by House Candy, will result in immediate termination of your access to the site or Password-Restricted Areas.

House Candy reserves the right to terminate any password-restricted account for any reason. These terms are governed by Maryland Law and controlling U.S. Federal Law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions. Any disputes relating to these terms or the site will be heard in courts located in Maryland. If any of these terms is found to be inconsistent with applicable law, then such terms shall be interpreted to reflect the intentions of the parties, and no other terms will be modified.

House Candy’s failure to enforce any of these terms is not a waiver of such terms. These terms are the entire agreement between you and House Candy and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings between you and House Candy and House Candy.net. These terms may not be modified except pursuant to a written amendment that is executed by an officer of House Candy and House Candy.net.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

  1. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, You agree that
    1. In the event a third party makes any demand or complaint, or commences any action or files any claim whatsoever (“Claim”) in connection with (i) Your Promotions or Products; (ii) any breach of Your representations or warranties; (iii) any allegation that You have infringed upon the IP Rights of any third party. You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless House Candy, its related parties and affiliates, and its officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, licensors, attorneys, heirs, successors, and assignees (the “House Candy Parties”), from and against any and all damages, liabilities, claims or costs (including the costs of investigation, defense, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) (“Losses”) incurred by any House Candy Party as a result of such Claim, regardless of whether such Losses are direct, incidental, consequential, punitive or statutory.
    2. Upon receiving notice of a Claim for which House Candy is entitled to indemnification by You, House Candy shall provide You with written notification and the opportunity to assume sole control over the defense or settlement of the Claim and reasonable assistance to settle and/or defend the Claim at Your sole expense; provided, however, that (i) any settlement which would impose a non-monetary obligation on and/or admission or finding of liability or wrongdoing by House Candy will require House Candy’s prior written consent; (ii) the failure to provide timely notice, control, or assistance shall not relieve You of Your indemnification obligations; and (iii) House Candy may have its own counsel present at and participating in all proceedings or negotiations relating to a Claim, at House Candy’s own expense, unless You fail or refuse to secure legal counsel to defend any Claim in a timely manner, in which case You shall pay all expenses related to House Candy’s use of such counsel.
    3. In the event that House Candy incurs costs, attorneys’ fees or other expenses responding to any complaint other than a Claim, in connection with or in relation to your Promotions or Products, including copyright infringement complaints under the DMCA, House Candy reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to recover such costs and expenses. You understand and agree that the remedies set forth above are not exhaustive and that House Candy retains all rights to indemnification described herein.