Website Terms of Use
Last Modified: 11/24/17

1. Terms

By accessing this website (“Website”), you agree to be bound by the Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) of The Story Stylist, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws. If you do not agree with any of these Terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

2. Changes to the Terms of Use

The Story Stylist may revise these Terms for its Website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding.

We will make reasonable efforts to communicate with you about changes made to the Terms or Privacy Policy, including notice on our website and notification via email.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by The Story Stylist, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

3.1. Use License. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on the Website for personal, non-commercial, transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of any right, title, or interest, Rights not expressly granted in the Terms are reserved to The Story Stylist. If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: gayle@thestorystylist.com.

3.2. User Restrictions. Under this license you may not: 1) modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the materials on our Website, except as provided for in the License or as incidental to automatic RAM or cache storage.; 2) use the materials for any commercial purpose or for any public display or performance (commercial or non-commercial); 3) attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the Website; 4) remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or 5) transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

3.3. Termination of License. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by The Story Stylist at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3.4. Trademarks. The Company name, all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

4. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Website: 1) in any way that violates any federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries); 2) To impersonate or attempt to impersonate The Story Stylist, any of its representatives, another user of the Website, or any other person or entity.

Furthermore you agree not to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm The Story Stylist or users of the Website or expose them to liability, including the following: 1) In any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, impair, or interfere with the Website; 2) Use of any robot, spider, automatic device, process, or manual process to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material; 3) Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; 4) Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website; or 5) Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

5.1. No warranties. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” THE STORY STYLIST, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE STORY STYLIST, MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS.. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUFFICIENT PROCEDURES AND CHECKPOINTS TO SATISFY YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION AND ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT AND OUTPUT, AND FOR MAINTAINING A MEANS EXTERNAL TO OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY LOST DATA.

5.2. Reliance on Material Posted. The Story Stylist does not guarantee or warrant that the information and opinions stated in this Website will produce particular results, and we caution readers that the advice and strategies contained on this Website may not be suitable for every individual or business. The information on this Website is posted with the understanding that we, individually or collectively, are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Some names, characters, places, statistics, and incidents used in sample advertisements and sample marketing copy are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, date, or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond our intent.

5.3. Revisions and Errata. The materials appearing on the Website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. The Story Stylist does not warrant that any of the materials are accurate, complete, or current. The Story Stylist may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. The Story Stylist does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE STORY STYLIST, OR ANYONE ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF THE STORY STYLIST OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STORY STYLIST HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF DATA, PROFIT, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION; PERSONAL INJURY; PAIN AND SUFFERING; EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; LOSS OF USE; BREACH OF CONTRACT; OR ANY OTHER TORT. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THESE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Story Stylist and any individuals acting on behalf of the company, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

8. Links

The Story Stylist has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by The Story Stylist or the Website. Use of any such link is at the user’s own risk.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to The Story Stylist’s website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Massachusetts without regard to any choice or conflict of law provisions.

10. Arbitration:

At The Story Stylist’s sole discretion, it may require You to submit any disputes arising from the use of these Terms or the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration. The Arbitrator shall be determined by The Story Stylist exclusively.

11. Waiver

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

13. Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use and our Privacy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and The Story Stylist regarding the website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

14. Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by The Story Stylist.

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: gayle@thestorystylist.com.