Last Updated: July 18, 2017
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY, INCLUDING THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION IN SECTION 17. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICES (DEFINED BELOW), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES.
These Terms of Use ("Terms") apply to your access to, and use of the websites, mobile applications, and products and services (collectively, the "Services") of CulinaryYou and CulinaryYou.com which are produced, distributed and owned by ThirtyNorth, LLC ("ThirtyNorth," "we," "us," or "our").
These Terms do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with us in respect of any products, services or otherwise. If you are using the Services on behalf of any entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept these Terms on such entity’s behalf and that such entity agrees to be responsible to us if you or such entity violates these Terms.
ThirtyNorth reserves the right to change or modify these Terms at any time and in our sole discretion. If we make changes to these Terms, we will provide notice of such changes, such as by sending an email notification, providing notice through the Services or updating the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of these Terms. Your continued use of the Services will confirm your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to frequently review the Terms to ensure you understand the terms and conditions that apply when you access or use the Services. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you may not access or use the Services.
1. Privacy Policy
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect, use and disclose information about you.
2. Eligibility; Registration and Account; Required Equipment, ISP and Carrier
Eligibility. The Services are not targeted toward or intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. In addition, if you are between the ages of 13 and 18 (or between 13 and the age of legal majority under applicable law), you may only use the Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you (a) have not been previously suspended or removed from the Services, or engaged in any activity that could result in suspension or removal from the Services and (b) have full power and authority to enter into these Terms and that in so doing, will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party.
Registration and Account. In order to access and use certain areas or features of the Services, you will need to register for a ThirtyNorth account and/or create a profile. When registering for an account, you cannot create an account name that incorporates a trademark without authorization from the trademark owner. We reserve the right to reclaim account names on behalf of any business or individual that holds legal claim, including trademark rights, in those names. By creating an account, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete account information, (b) maintain and promptly update from time to time as necessary your account information, (c) maintain the security of your account credentials, (d) be responsible for the acts or omissions of any third party you authorize to access or use your account and the Services, and (e) immediately notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the Services or your account.
Required Equipment, ISP and Carrier. You acknowledge that the availability of certain Services depend on (a) your computer, mobile phone or tablet,home wiring, home Wi-Fi network, Bluetooth connection, and other related equipment (“Equipment”), (b) your Internet service provider (“ISP”), and (c) your mobile phone or tablet carrier (“Carrier”). You agree that you are responsible for all fees charged by your ISP and Carrier in connection with your use of the Services and that you are responsible for complying with all agreements and other policies of your ISP and Carrier.
3. Terms of Sale
3.1. Payment and Billing Information
By providing a credit card or other payment method that we accept, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to use the designated payment method and that you permit us (or our third party payment processor) to charge your payment method for the total amount of your order (including any applicable Taxes and other charges). If the payment method cannot be verified, is invalid or is otherwise not acceptable, your order may be suspended or cancelled. You must resolve any problem we encounter in order to proceed with your order.
3.2. Pricing and Availability
All prices are shown in U.S. dollars and do not include applicable Taxes and other charges, unless we clearly state in writing that a price includes applicable Taxes. All products and services offered for sale are subject to availability and we reserve the right to impose quantity limits on any order, reject all or any part of an order and discontinue our Services without prior notice. Prices for products and services are subject to change at any time, but changes will not affect any order for products or services you have already placed.
3.3. Taxes
You are responsible for any sales, use, value-added or other governmental taxes, fees or duties ("Taxes") due with respect to your purchase and use of goods or services. We will collect applicable Taxes if we determine we have a duty to collect applicableTaxes. We will present an estimate of applicable Taxes to be collected at checkout, except where we have clearly stated in writing that a price includes applicable Taxes. The actual applicableTaxes charged and collected may differ from the amount shown at checkout. Several factors may cause this, such as variances between processor programs and changes in applicableTax rates.
3.4. Shipping; Risk of Loss
You agree to pay any shipping and handling charges shown at the time you make a purchase. We reserve the right to increase, decrease, add or eliminate shipping and handling charges from time to time, but we will provide notice of the charges applicable to you before you make your purchase. Any delivery dates or times shown as part of the checkout process are estimates only and are not guaranteed. Unless we state otherwise, risk of loss or damage to a product passes to you upon delivery of the product to your specified delivery location. If you have any questions or concerns regarding shipping, please contact us at contact@culinaryyou.com .
3.5. Returns and Refunds
Courses purchased through an annual subscription or on a class-by-class basis from CulinaryYou are offered with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied you may request a refund within seven (7) days of purchase for your full money back minus any discounts you may have received on the purchase price.
Products Purchased from Third-Party Sellers. We may provide the ability to purchase products from third-party sellers through the Services. If you purchase a product from a third-party seller, your purchase will be governed by the terms and policies of that third party. We do not accept returns or issue refunds for such products.
3.6. Errors
We attempt to be as accurate as possible and to eliminate errors on our Services; however, we do not represent or warrant that the descriptions, pricing or other product information is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. In the event of an error, we reserve the right to correct such error and revise your order accordingly (which includes charging the correct price) or to cancel the order and refund any amount charged.
4. Licenses to Use the Services and Materials
Unless otherwise indicated, all content and other materials contained on the Services, including, without limitation, our logos and all designs, text, recipes, ingredients lists, cooking times, videos, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, "Materials") are the proprietary property of ThirtyNorth or our licensors and are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark and other laws.
ThirtyNorth grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Services for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. Except as expressly permitted by ThirtyNorth in writing, you will not reproduce, redistribute, sell, create derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble our Services, nor will you take any measures to interfere with or damage our Services.
ThirtyNorth encourages the use and distribution of certain Materials on the Services, including our recipes, ingredient lists, videos, pictures and User Content (defined in Section 10). Unless otherwise stated, such Materials are made available to you under the most recent version of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike license (BY-NC-SA). Note that our service names, trademarks, logos, or slogans that may appear on the Services are not licensed to you under the Creative Commons license.
Unless explicitly stated by us, nothing in these Terms shall be construed as conferring any right or license to any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights of ThirtyNorth or any third party, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. The licenses granted herein are revocable at any time.
5. Repeat Infringer Policy; Copyright Complaints
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable laws, we have adopted a policy of limiting access to the Services by, or terminating the accounts of, users, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that anything on the Services infringes any copyright that you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent as set forth below:
Name of Designated Agent: ThirtyNorth CEO
Address: 30 N. Racine Ave., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312)421-0113
Email: contact@culinaryyou.com
Please see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. You should also note that if you knowingly make any material misrepresentation in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, costs and attorney's’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.
6. Trademarks
"ThirtyNorth," “CulinaryYou”, “CulinaryYou.com,” the ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com logo and any other ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com service names, logos or slogans that may appear on the Services are trademarks of ThirtyNorth and our suppliers and our licensors and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our or the applicable trademark holder's prior written permission. You may not use any metatags or other "hidden text" utilizing "ThirtyNorth" or “CulinaryYou” or “CulinaryYou.com” or any other name, trademark or product or service name of ThirtyNorth without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of the Services, including, without limitation, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, constitute the service mark, trademark or trade dress of ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned on the Services are the property of their respective owners and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the permission of the applicable trademark holder. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information by name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by ThirtyNorth.
If you believe that anything on the Services infringes upon any trademarks which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent as set forth in Section 5. A proper notification should contain the same element required for copyright complaints (please see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) ).
7. Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable right to create a text hyperlink to the Services, provided that such link does not portray ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com or any of our Services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner, and provided further that the linking site does not contain any adult or illegal material or any material that is offensive, harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use a ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com logo or other proprietary graphic of ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com to link to the Services without our express written permission. Further, you may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any ThirtyNorth or CulinaryYou or CulinaryYou.com trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found on the Services, the content of any text or the layout or design of any page, or form contained on a page, on the Services without our express written consent.
ThirtyNorth makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of third party websites accessible by hyperlink from the Services or of websites linking to the Services. Such sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site, any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply our affiliation, endorsement or adoption of any site or any information contained therein. When you leave the Services, you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any site to which you navigate from the Services.
8. Third Party Content; Open Source Software; Interface to Third-Party Products and Services
Third Party Content. We may display content, advertisements and promotions from third parties through the Services (collectively, "Third Party Content"). We do not control, endorse or adopt any Third Party Content, and we make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding such Third Party Content, including, without limitation, regarding its accuracy or completeness. You acknowledge and agree that your interactions with third parties providing Third Party Content are solely between you and such third parties, and that ThirtyNorth is not responsible or liable in any manner for such interactions or Third Party Content.
We make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding any third party software, and you agree that ThirtyNorth is not responsible or liable in any manner for such third party software.
Connecting to Third-Party Products and Services. ThirtyNorth may allow you to use our Services in conjunction with third-party products and services (“Third-Party Products and Services”). If you decide to connect our Services with Third-Party Products and Services, your explicit consent and authorization is required, which is revocable by you at any time. Once you give consent to a particular Third-Party Product and Service to connect with your ThirtyNorth product, account or services, you agree that ThirtyNorth may exchange information and control data regarding you and your products, in order to enable the interface you authorize. Once this information is shared with the particular Third-Party Product and Service, its use will be governed solely by the third party's privacy policy. You acknowledge and agree that ThirtyNorth makes no representation or warranty about the safety of any Third-Party Products or Services and ThirtyNorth is not responsible for your use of any Third-Party Product or Service or any harm or losses arising from or relating to your use of any Third-Party Products or Services. You should contact the third party with any questions about their Third-Party Products and Services.
9. User Conduct
You agree that you will not violate any law, contract, intellectual property or other third party right or commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct, while accessing or using the Services. You agree that you will abide by these Terms and will not:
- Engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct;
- Use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from such user and ThirtyNorth;
- Use the Services in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Services or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of the Services in any manner;
- Reverse engineer any aspect of the Services or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any Content, area or code of the Services;
- Attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques we employ or attempt to access any feature or area of the Services that you are not authorized to access;
- Develop any third party applications that interact with User Content or the Services without our prior written consent;
- Use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, script, browser extension, offline reader or other automated means or interface not authorized by us to access the Services, extract data or otherwise interfere with or modify the rendering of Site pages or functionality; or
- Use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, or engage in, encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms.
10. User Content
The Services may include interactive features and areas that allow users to create, post, share or store content, including, but not limited to, User-Generated Community Content, recipes, reviews, photos, videos, music, sound, text, graphics, code, items or other materials (collectively, "User Content"). In the event you decide to share your User Content with others through the Services or third party platforms, you understand that this User Content will be viewable by others in accordance with the privacy settings you establish.
You agree that you are solely responsible for your User Content and for your use of any interactive features and areas of the Services. By posting, uploading or otherwise submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that (a) such User Content is non-confidential; (b) you own all intellectual property rights (or have obtained all necessary permissions) to provide such content and to grant the licenses set forth herein; and (c) the User Content will not violate or infringe any intellectual property right or other proprietary right, including the right of publicity or privacy, of any person or entity.
By using the interactive features and areas of the Services, you further agree not to create, post, share or store any of the following:
- User Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
- User Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
- User Content that contains or depicts any statements, remarks or claims that do not reflect your honest views and experiences;
- User Content that impersonates, or misrepresents your affiliation with, any person or entity;
- User Content that references or depicts ThirtyNorth or our Services but fails to disclose a material connection to us, if you have one (for example, if you are an ThirtyNorth employee);
- User Content that contains any unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
- User Content that contains any viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or content; or
- User Content that, in our sole judgment, is objectionable or that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Services or products, or that may expose ThirtyNorth or others to any harm or liability of any type.
We are not responsible or liable for any User Content. Although we have no obligation to screen, edit or monitor User Content, we reserve the right, and have absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit User Content posted or stored on the Services at any time and for any reason, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Services at your sole cost and expense.
11. Rights in User Content
Except as otherwise provided in these Terms or in a separate agreement, we do not claim any ownership or control over your User Content. However, by uploading, posting or otherwise submitting User Content, you grant ThirtyNorth a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable and fully sublicenseable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content and your name, likeness, voice and persona on the Services, on third-party sites and mobile applications and in all other media or formats, whether now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose, including for ThirtyNorth’s commercial purposes. You further grant all users of our Services permission to access and use your User Content in accordance with the most recent version of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike license (BY-NC-SA).
12. Feedback
Separate and apart from User Content, you can submit questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials or other information about ThirtyNorth or the Services (collectively, "Feedback"). Feedback is non-confidential and shall become the sole property of ThirtyNorth. ThirtyNorth shall own exclusive rights, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
13. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ThirtyNorth and our respective past, present and future employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants, equity holders, suppliers, vendors, service providers, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (the "ThirtyNorth Parties") from all ThirtyNorth Party or third party claims of any kind, whether in tort, contract or otherwise (collectively, "Claims"), including damages to property or personal injury, that arise from or relate to:
- your access to or use or misuse of our Services and Materials;
- any User Content you create, post, share or store on or through our Services or our pages or feeds on third party social media platforms;
- any Feedback you provide;
- your violation of these Terms;
- your violation of the rights of any third party; or
- any third party’s use or misuse of the Services provided to you.
This indemnity obligation includes paying for ThirtyNorth’s attorneys’ fees and other costs of investigating and defending Claims, and the costs of enforcing the indemnity obligation.
You agree to promptly notify ThirtyNorth of any third party Claims and cooperate with the ThirtyNorth Parties in defending such Claims. You further agree that the ThirtyNorth Parties shall have control of the defense or settlement of any third party Claims. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnities set forth in a written agreement between you and ThirtyNorth.
14. Disclaimers
WE MAY PROVIDE IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOU MUST READ BEFORE USING CERTAIN THIRTYNORTH PRODUCTS AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES. WE MAY UPDATE OR REVISE THESE WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS, SO PLEASE REVIEW THEM PERIODICALLY.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE THIRTYNORTH WEBSITES, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE THIRTYNORTH WEBSITES, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. IN ADDITION, OUR WEBSITES, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND MATERIAL ARE (A) FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, (B) PROVIDED AS GENERAL ADVICE AND (C) NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL OR NUTRITIONAL ADVICE. WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE THIRTYNORTH WEBSITES, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SAFE, WE CANNOT AND DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THEY OR OUR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER AND SAFE WASHING, HANDLING, PREPARATION, STORAGE, COOKING, USE AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD. THE COOKING INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS PROVIDED BY THIRTYNORTH ARE OFFERED AS GUIDELINES ONLY. USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND PROPER DISCRETION WHEN PREPARING OR CONSUMING ANY FOOD. CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, AND SUCH CONSUMPTION IS TO BE DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADVERSE EFFECT THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OR APPLICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES.
THIRTYNORTH PROVIDES NO WARRANTY ON PRODUCTS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED BY OTHER ENTITIES, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY PURCHASE THEM THROUGH OUR SERVICES. PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY OTHER ENTITIES BUT SOLD THROUGH OUR SERVICES ARE SOLD BY THIRTYNORTH "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS." THIRTYNORTH DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THIRTYNORTH DOES NOT WARRANT ANY QUALITY OR CHARACTERISTIC OF PRODUCTS THAT WE DO NOT MANUFACTURE. UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDES A WARRANTY, YOU AS THE BUYER BEAR THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PRODUCTS, AND YOU, NOT THIRTYNORTH, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ANY NECESSARY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR.
MANUFACTURERS OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY THIRTYNORTH MAY PROVIDE THEIR OWN WARRANTIES AND YOU AGREE THAT YOUR REMEDY FOR ANY DEFECTS IN SUCH PRODUCTS WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON THE WARRANTIES, IF ANY, PROVIDED BY THOSE MANUFACTURERS.
THIRTYNORTH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD PARTIES OR THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, EQUIPMENT, ISPS, AND CARRIERS.
15. Limitation of Liability; Release
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) IN NO EVENT SHALL THIRTYNORTH OR ANY OF THE OTHER THIRTYNORTH PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE, INCOME OR PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, LOSS OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE OF ASSETS OR SECURITIES, OR DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THESE TERMS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY ANY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THIRTYNORTH, OR FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES OR EMAILS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THIRTYNORTH’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SYSTEMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE); AND (B) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THIRTYNORTH AND THE THIRTYNORTH PARTIES (JOINTLY), WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, INCLUDING MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY TO US FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOUR HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, LEGAL AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, AND DISCHARGE THE THIRTYNORTH PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY SIMILAR PROVISION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 15 WILL NOT LIMIT OR EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY PRODUCTS YOU PURCHASE FROM US, OR FOR OUR FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR INTENTIONAL, WILLFUL, MALICIOUS OR RECKLESS MISCONDUCT.
16. Modifications to the Services
We reserve the right in our sole discretion to change any and all Materials and to modify, suspend or stop providing access to the Services (or any features or functionality of the Services) at any time without notice and without obligation or liability to you.
17. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES AND CLAIMS WITH THIRTYNORTH AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.
17.1. Binding Arbitration
Except for any disputes, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, demands or proceedings (collectively, "Disputes") arising out of or related to a violation of Section 9 or Disputes in which either party seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court or seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents, you and ThirtyNorth agree (a) to waive your and ThirtyNorth’s respective rights to have any and all Disputes arising from or related to these Terms, or the Services, Materials or products, resolved in a court, and (b) to waive your and ThirtyNorth’s respective rights to a jury trial. Instead, you and ThirtyNorth agree to arbitrate Disputes through binding arbitration (which is the referral of a Dispute to one or more persons charged with reviewing the Dispute and making a final and binding determination to resolve it instead of having the Dispute decided by a judge or jury in court).
17.2. No Class Arbitrations, Class Actions or Representative Actions
You and ThirtyNorth agree that any Dispute arising out of or related to these Terms, the Services or Materials is personal to you and ThirtyNorth and that such Dispute will be resolved solely through individual arbitration and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding. You and ThirtyNorth agree that there will be no class arbitration or arbitration in which an individual attempts to resolve a Dispute as a representative of another individual or group of individuals. Further, you and ThirtyNorth agree that a Dispute cannot be brought as a class or other type of representative action, whether within or outside of arbitration, or on behalf of any other individual or group of individuals.
17.3. Federal Arbitration Act
You and ThirtyNorth agree that these Terms affect interstate commerce and that the enforceability of this Section 17 shall be both substantively and procedurally governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (the "FAA"), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
17.4. Notice; Informal Dispute Resolution
You and ThirtyNorth agree that each party will notify the other party in writing of any arbitrable or small claims Dispute within thirty (30) days of the date it arises, so that the parties can attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute informally. Notice to ThirtyNorth shall be sent electronically to contact@culinaryyou.com. Your notice must include (a) your name, postal address, telephone number, the email address you use or used for your ThirtyNorth account and, if different, an email address at which you can be contacted, (b) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (c) the specific relief that you are seeking. Our notice to you will be sent electronically to the email address you provided at registration and will include (x) our name, postal address, telephone number and an email address at which we can be contacted with respect to the Dispute, (y) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (z) the specific relief that we are seeking. If you and ThirtyNorth cannot agree how to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days, then either you or ThirtyNorth may, as appropriate and in accordance with this Section 17, commence an arbitration proceeding or, to the extent specifically provided for in Section 17.1, file a claim in court.
17.5. Process
Except for Disputes arising out of or related to a violation of Section 9 or Disputes in which either party seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court or seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents, you and ThirtyNorth agree that (a) any arbitration will occur in Cook County, Illinois (b) arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS"), which are hereby incorporated by reference, and (c) that the state or federal courts of the State of Illinois and the United States, respectively, sitting in Cook County, Illinois, have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award. You may also litigate a Dispute in the small claims court located in the county of your billing address if the Dispute meets the requirements to be heard in small claims court.
17.6. Authority of Arbitrator
As limited by the FAA, these Terms and the applicable JAMS rules, the arbitrator will have (a) the exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding a Dispute, including the determination of whether a Dispute is arbitrable, and (b) the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court; provided, however, that the arbitrator does not have the authority to conduct a class arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by these Terms. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual.
17.7. Rules of JAMS
The rules of JAMS and additional information about JAMS are available on the JAMS website. By agreeing to be bound by these Terms, you either (a) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the rules of JAMS, or (b) waive your opportunity to read the rules of JAMS and any claim that the rules of JAMS are unfair or should not apply for any reason.
17.8. Severability
If any term, clause or provision of this Section 17 is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be so held to the minimum extent required by law, and all other terms, clauses and provisions of this Section 17 will remain valid and enforceable. Further, the waivers set forth in Section 17.2 are severable from the other provisions of these Terms and will remain valid and enforceable, except as prohibited by applicable law.
18. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms and your access to and use of the Services shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any Dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court, shall be resolved in the state or federal courts of the State of Illinois and the United States, respectively, sitting in Cook County, Illinois.
19. Termination
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Terms, we reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your right to access or use the Services, and to block or prevent your future access to and use of the Services. If you transfer a product that links to our Services, to a new owner, your right to use the Services with respect to that product automatically terminates, and the new owner will have no right to use the Services under your account and will need to register for a separate account with ThirtyNorth.
20. Severability
If any term, clause or provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, then that term, clause or provision will be severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining part of that term, clause or provision, or any other term, clause or provision of these Terms.
21. Survival
The following sections will survive the expiration or termination of these Terms and the termination of your ThirtyNorth account: all defined terms and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (first paragraph only), 5, 6, 7 (second paragraph only), 8 through 22.
22. Questions; California Disclosures.
If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at contact@culinaryyou.com.
If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (800) 952‑5210.