Date Effective: February 2025

General

This website (the “Site”) is owned and managed by HeartWarmingLab (“COMPANY,” “we,” or “us”). By accessing and using the Site, you agree to comply with these Terms of Service and to adhere to our Privacy Policy, Shipping Policy, Refund Policy, and any other applicable terms and conditions related to specific sections of the Site or the books, products, and services available through it. Using the Site in any form, whether manually or through automated means, constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Service.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service or establish new conditions for the use of the Site at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and continued use of the Site after such modifications will signify your acceptance of the revised Terms of Service.

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Limited License to You. This Site, along with all materials available on it, is owned by us and/or our affiliates or licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site is intended solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may not use the Site or its materials in a manner that infringes upon our rights or that is not explicitly authorized by us. Unless expressly permitted in these Terms of Service or by the material’s owner, you may not alter, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute any material from the Site in any format or medium, including electronically. However, you may occasionally download and/or print a single copy of individual pages for personal, non-commercial use, provided all copyright and proprietary notices remain intact.

Your License to Us. By posting or submitting any material (such as comments, blog entries, social media posts, photos, or videos) to us via the Site, internet groups, social media platforms, or direct communication (email, text, etc.), you confirm that: (i) you either own the material or have obtained the necessary permissions from the rightful owner, and (ii) you are at least thirteen years old. Additionally, when submitting, emailing, texting, or posting any material, you grant us, and those authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, modify, transmit, sell, create derivative works, distribute, publicly display, and perform such material in whole or in part, in any medium now known or later developed. This includes the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such materials, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or patents.

If you contribute original material to us, it will be considered a “work made for hire” under Section 101 of the U.S. Copyright Law, meaning COMPANY will own the copyrights. COMPANY will be deemed the sole author and exclusive owner, with the right to utilize the material in any medium, known or developed in the future, worldwide and in perpetuity. If any submissions are not classified as “work made for hire,” you irrevocably assign all proprietary rights, including copyrights and trademarks, to COMPANY without additional compensation. If a submission is a reproduction of prior works, COMPANY and you will co-own those materials.

You acknowledge that COMPANY has the right, but not the obligation, to use and display any submissions or contributions and may choose to remove or stop displaying them at any time for any reason.

Limitations on Linking and Framing. You may create a hypertext link to the Site as long as it does not falsely suggest sponsorship or endorsement by us. However, you may not frame, inline link, or incorporate any Site content into another website or service without prior written permission from us.

Disclaimers

The Site may include links to external websites managed by third parties. The inclusion of these links does not imply endorsement or sponsorship of these sites or the information, books, products, or services they offer. Additionally, we do not control, operate, or assume responsibility for any information, books, products, or services provided by third parties through the Site or through linked external websites. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, or other content expressed by third parties, including information providers, belong solely to their respective authors or distributors and do not represent the views of COMPANY. Neither COMPANY nor third-party providers of information guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of such content. Furthermore, COMPANY does not endorse or assume responsibility for any opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone other than an authorized COMPANY representative acting in an official capacity.

THE SITE, INCLUDING ITS INFORMATION, BOOKS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS THOSE OFFERED BY COMPANY AND THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE OR ITS FUNCTIONS WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ERROR, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE AND ITS SERVERS ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE OR RESULTS OF USING THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS FOUND ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold COMPANY, its affiliates, successors, transferees, assignees, and licensees, as well as their parent and subsidiary companies, agents, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees, harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses, including legal fees, arising from your breach of any obligations, warranties, representations, or covenants outlined in these Terms of Service.

Termination

We reserve the right to revoke or terminate your access to the Site or any portion of it at any time, without prior notice. Upon termination, you will no longer be authorized to access the affected part of the Site. Any restrictions related to downloaded material, as well as disclaimers and liability limitations stated in these Terms of Service, shall remain in effect.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us at support@heartwarminglab.com.

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