Terms of Use
LAST UPDATE OF THIS POLICY - October 3, 2017
AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “YOU” AND “USER” SHALL MEAN ANY VISITOR TO THE WEBSITE and blog.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using this website and blog.
The following terms and conditions (the Terms of Use “agreement”) govern your use of the Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services website, platform, and accompanying blog [Sites] - https://www.contessaconcierge.com (referred to as “website” or "site") managed by Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services.
You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Use agreement, including our Privacy Policy, Blog Disclaimer and Commenting Guidelines. The Commenting Guidelines are located on the Blog Disclaimer page.
By using these Sites, you accept that you have read and understood the following and agree to these terms and policies in full and are bound by this "Term of Use" agreement. If you disagree, in whole or in part, with any of these terms and policies, your only remedy is to not use the Sites.
You are responsible for being familiar with the current version of these Terms of Use posted on the website during each session. Any new features or tools which are added to the current website or platform or blog shall be also subject to the Terms of Use. You can review the current version of the Terms of Use at any time on the contessaconcierge.com website.
You acknowledge and agree that Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services may amend these Terms of Use at any time by posting the relevant amended and restated Terms of Use on our website, available at contessaconcierge.com by clicking the link Terms of Use and such amendments to the Terms of Use are effective as of the date of posting. You are advised to check the Terms of Use for any updates or changes that may impact you. Your continued use of the Site or blog after the amended Terms of Use are posted to our website constitutes your agreement to, and acceptance of, the amended Terms of Use. If you do not agree to any changes to the Terms of Use, do not continue to use the Sites.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
1.1 By using this website, contessaconcierge.com, or any sites, platforms and blogs created and managed by Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use"), Privacy Policy, Blog Disclaimer and Commenting Guidelines pertaining to your use of any Content provided, accessed or distributed by any Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services platforms, websites or blog. These terms and conditions ("Terms of Use") are subject to change without notice, from time to time in our sole discretion and in any modified or additional terms that Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services may publish (collectively, the "Terms of Use"). We will notify you of amendments to these terms of use by posting them to this website. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions contained in the Terms of Use, please do not access or use this Website. Please check this page "Terms of Use" for updates to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
1.2 Use of this Website may be monitored, tracked and recorded. Anyone using this Website expressly consents to such monitoring, tracking and recording.
1.3 You are strictly prohibited from unauthorized use of our systems or this website, including but not limited to unauthorized entry into our systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information posted to this Website.
1.4 YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, ANY STATEMENTS, MATERIALS AND CONTENT ON THE SITE OR BLOG, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND BLOG AND THE CONTENT AND/OR MATERIALS.
2. WEBSITE CONTENT AND MATERIALS
2.1 The information provided on this Website and blog is for informational purposes only. It is believed to be reliable, but we do not guarantee or warrant its completeness, timeliness, or accuracy. User accesses, uses, and relies upon such content and information at User’s own risk. Any information presented on this Website and blog, or elsewhere, is not intended to be a source for, nor is it a substitute for professional advice or healthcare advice.
2.2. License to third party Content. Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services may display certain Content via the YouTube embed player on Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services's Sites. Any Content that is provided by YouTube is subject to their terms of use and license requirements. Please review their terms of use that apply for license and usage terms. If third party Content contains Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services owned intellectual property, you are not permitted to publish, display, distribute or use these marks for any purposes without prior written authorization.
3. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE/PRIVACY
3.1 Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services will use and protect your personal information, such as your name, address and email, in accordance with the Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services Privacy Policy. For more information, please refer to the "Privacy Policy" by clicking the link on the home page of contessaconcierge.com.
3.2 The security and privacy of your personal Information are important to us, but please note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. For more information, please refer to the "Privacy Policy" by clicking on the link on the home page of contessaconcierge.com.
4. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
4.1 Links to unaffiliated websites or third party sites or platforms are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to users of this Website, and we have no control over the content on such unaffiliated websites or third party providers. If you choose to link to a website we do not control, we make no warranties, either express or implied, concerning your use of or inability to use such site, the content of such site, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability thereof for any particular purpose, nor do we warrant that such site or content is free from any claims of copyright, trademark, or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such site or content is devoid of viruses or other contamination. We do not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet. Links to unaffiliated sites or third party sites do not imply any endorsement of, or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, products, information, or services offered at such sites, or any representation regarding the content at such sites and we expressly disclaim any such endorsement or representation or adoption. In addition, these third party websites may have a privacy policy or security practices different from this Website so it is important to read the policies of those sites before sharing your personal information. You should review any Terms of Use agreements or policies when entering those sites or viewing their content.
5. COPYRIGHT POLICY
5.1 The Content of this website, including but not limited to text and images, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. No portion of this website may be copied, reproduced, duplicated or replicated or exploited in any form without the express written permission by Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services.
6. POTENTIAL DISRUPTION OF SERVICE
6.1 You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware, software, and other equipment needed to access and use this Website. Access to this Website may from time to time be unavailable, delayed, limited or slowed due to, among other things: (i) hardware failure; (ii) software failure; (iii) system overload; (iv) damage caused by severe weather, act of God, earthquakes, wars, insurrection, riots, terrorism, civil commotion, accident, fire, water damage, explosion, mechanical breakdown or natural disasters; (v) interruption (partial or total) of power supplies or other utility of service; (vi) strike or other labour stoppage (partial or total); (vii) governmental or regulatory restrictions, exchange rulings, court or tribunal orders or other human intervention; or any other cause whatsoever beyond our control.
7. WARRANTIES
7.1 BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN AND MECHANICAL ERROR AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS, THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE AND BLOG) IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE AND ANY THIRD PARTY DATA PROVIDERS:
- ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE WEBSITE;
- DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE;
- DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION; AND
- WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY, DIFFICULTY IN USE, COMPUTER VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE OR OTHER DEFECT IN THIS WEBSITE, ANY INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE WEBSITE AND THE USER’S FILES AND THE USER’S BROWSER OR OTHER SITE ACCESSING PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THE USER DUE TO CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
7.2 Your use of the Site is solely at your own risk. The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory.
7.3 Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services expressly disclaims any and all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to each and any service available from the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services makes no warranty that: (i) the Site will meet your requirements; (ii) access to the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (iii) the quality of the Site will meet your expectations; (iv) the quality of any products, services, information or other content or materials will meet your expectations; and (v) any errors or defects in the site, services or materials will be corrected.
7.4 Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services makes no representations or warranties that the Site will be permitted in your jurisdiction, that any of Your Content submitted by you will be available through the Site or will be stored by the Site, that the Site will meet your needs, or that Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services will continue to support any particular feature of the Site.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES AND (AS APPLICABLE), OUR OWNERS, AFFILIATED PARTIES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, WEB MASTERS, EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, SUBMITTERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE ACCESS OF, USE OR INABILITY TO USE CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES CONTENT OR SITES OR BLOG, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, NON-DELIVERY OF INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU OR CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNT OF SERVICES RENDERED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE, CONTENT OR SERVICES IS TO CEASE ALL USE OF THE SITE.
9. RELEASE AND INDEMNITY
9.1 TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE TO RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND BLOG. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES AND (AS APPLICABLE), OUR OWNERS, PARENT, AFFILIATED PARTIES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, WEB MASTERS, EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS AND THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, SUBMITTERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OBLIGATIONS, COSTS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES, (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES) ARISING FROM: (I) YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES CONTENT AND USE OF CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES SITES; (II) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY TERM OF THESE TERMS OF USE; (III) AND YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY COPYRIGHT, PROPERTY, OR PRIVACY RIGHT.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
10.1 Entire Agreement. The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between users and the Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services sites, blogs and platforms, and they shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario with respect to any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the Terms of Use. Any headings or summaries provided on this page are used for reference purposes only and do not serve any legal effect. By accessing and using Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services sites, platforms, blogs and Content, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use herein.
11. SEVERABILITY
11.1 If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.
12. DISCLAIMERS/HEALTH, LIFESTYLE & FITNESS INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
12.1 CONTESSA CONCIERGE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN AS AS A RESULT OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE, BLOG, AND ANY OTHER PLATFORMS, SITES, OR SERVICE. USER ACCESSES, USES, AND RELIES UPON SUCH CONTENT AT USER'S OWN RISK. ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR BLOG IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL OR HEALTHCARE ADVICE. YOU SHOULD SEEK SPECIALIST ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL REGARDING YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SITUATION BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED.
12.2 Visitors who use this website and rely on any information herein do so at their own risk.
12.3 Our website and blog may contain general health, lifestyle and fitness information. This information is not advice and should not be treated as such.
12.4 Any health, lifestyle and fitness information on our website and blog is provided without any representations or warranties, express or implied. We do not warrant or represent that any health, lifestyle and fitness information on this website and blog is true, accurate, complete, current, or non-misleading.
12.5 Any information presented on this Website and blog, or elsewhere, is not intended to be a source for, nor is it a substitute for professional advice or healthcare advice.
12.6 The content and materials contained at this Site and blog have been prepared by Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services for informational purposes only. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a professional-client relationship between Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services and you. [User]
12.7 By using this website and blog, you agree that you will not follow or take any action on any information or content provided on this website or blog, or any of its content posted elsewhere until you have appropriately consulted with a licensed professional and/or healthcare provider or any other professional advisor for advice.
12.8 The information and statements on this website and blog have not been evaluated by Health Canada and the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
12.9 This site is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. Information and statements on this website and blog and any reference to products and services on this Site or blog, directly or indirectly, or by linking to third-party websites are provided for informational purposes only. We are not liable for any incidences connected to the use of information on this site or blog, or elsewhere.
12.10 If you are pregnant or suffer from any medical or physical condition, or disability, you should not make any changes to your diet, nutrition, lifestyle, activities or exercise programs based on the health, lifestyle and fitness information, and any other information published on our website or blog, or elsewhere, without first consulting your doctor or any other suitably qualified professional, or trusted healthcare practitioner.
12.11 Consult with a physician, specialist or other healthcare professional before making any lifestyle changes or starting any diet, nutritional, supplement, or exercise or fitness program, or any other lifestyle and wellness program.
12.12 You must not rely on the information on our website or blog, or elsewhere, as a substitute or alternative to professional advice or medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.
12.13 If you have any specific questions about any medical matter or health condition or health-related issue, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.
12.14 If you think you may be suffering from any medical condition, you should seek immediate medical attention.
12.15 You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice or discontinue medical treatment because of information on our website or blog, or elsewhere.
12.16 If you are in Canada or in the United States and think you are having a medical or health emergency, call your healthcare professional, or 911, immediately.
12.17 You agree to these terms and conditions. You also agree that you will not hold Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services, its owners and administrators responsible for your health and well being.
12.18 You agree to indemnify Contessa Concierge & Personal Assistant Services, its owners and administrators for any and all responsibility regarding your well being.