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Terms of Service

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These Terms of Service govern your use of the website located at https://www.theplantbowls.com and any related services provided by The Plant Bowls.

By accessing https://www.theplantbowls.com, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or using any other services provided by The Plant Bowls.

We, The Plant Bowls, reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication.

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These Terms of Service were last updated on 13 June 2023.

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Description of Service

The Plant Bowls is a digital platform offering curated vegan recipes. We also incorporate Google adverts and Amazon affiliate links within our content. This service is intended for personal use, and unauthorised commercial reproduction is strictly prohibited.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

  1. modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;

  2. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;

  3. transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server;

  4. knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service The Plant Bowls provides;

  5. use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;

  6. use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;

  7. use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorised advertising or spam;

  8. harvest, collect or gather user data without the user’s consent; or

  9. use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties

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Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to The Plant Bowls and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service, and may be terminated by The Plant Bowls at any time.

User-Generated Content

You retain your intellectual property ownership rights over the content you submit to us for publication on our website. We will never claim ownership of your content but we do require a license from you in order to use it.

When you use our website or its associated services to post, upload, share or otherwise transmit content covered by intellectual property rights, you grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly display, translate or otherwise create derivative works of your content in a manner that is consistent with your privacy preferences and our Privacy Policy.

Joining our mailing list signifies your agreement to receive updates from The Plant Bowls. The option to opt out is always available to you should you decide to halt these communications. Posting comments or feedback necessitates adherence to respectful and constructive discourse. We hold the authority to remove any content we judge to be inappropriate or offensive.

Please note that we cannot be held liable for the conduct of our users. We strive to protect our platform with reasonable measures mainly designing various layers of verifications and high-quality filters, however, we cannot guarantee a perfect customer experience. We are not liable for any fraudulent users and their actions, any such users violate the hereby Terms of Service and will be permanently removed from our platform.

The license you grant us can be terminated at any time by deleting your content or account. However, to the extent that we (or our partners) have used your content in connection with commercial or sponsored content, the license will continue until the relevant commercial or post has been discontinued by us.

You give us permission to use your username and other identifying information associated with your account in a manner that is consistent with your privacy preferences and our Privacy Policy.

Account Management

In order to use our services you need to create an account. Any information provided needs to be accurate and updated if necessary. Customers are liable for maintaining their accounts and are fully responsible for all activities occurring under their accounts. Should anybody gain unauthorized access to your account, you need to notify us immediately. The Plant Bowls is not liable for any loss or damage arising from failure to maintain the confidentiality of your account.

Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an 'as is' basis. To the extent permitted by law, The Plant Bowls 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.

In no event shall The Plant Bowls or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if The Plant Bowls or an authorised representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, “consequential loss” includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under the statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity or otherwise.

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.

The Plant Bowls makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the site’s content or the content of any websites linked to this site and assumes no liability or responsibility for any (1) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content and materials, (2) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the site, (3) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein, (4) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the site, (5) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the site by any third party, and/or (6) any errors or omissions in any content and materials or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the site.

The Plant Bowls does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the site, any hyperlinked website, or any website or mobile application featured in any banner or other advertising, and we will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and any third-party providers of products or services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate.

In no event will The Plant Bowls or our directors, employees, or agents be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages, including lost profit, lost revenue, loss of data, or other damages arising from your use of the site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Please note that we will not be held liable in the event of an accidental data breach, or intentional abuse by a third party.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. The Plant Bowls does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website. You should not rely solely on the said materials to make decisions, we advise you to consult other, more complete sources of information. You are solely responsible for strictly relying on our website's materials. We have the right to change the information on our website without prior notice and users are responsible to monitor said changes. Any historical information present on our website is provided for reference only.

Additional Tools

Please note that our website may include third-party tools which are outside of our control. The access to said tools is provided on an 'as is' basis with no warranties, expressed or implied, and without any endorsement. We are not liable for the use of the third-party tools provided on our website. You are solely responsible for any risks associated with using said tools, we recommend reading the relevant third-party provider’s Terms of Service. The Plant Bowls has the right to offer new third-party tools in the future.

Links

The Plant Bowls 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, approval or control by The Plant Bowls of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Please note that interacting with third-party links, such as Google ads and Amazon affiliate links, redirects you to external platforms governed by their respective terms and policies. Familiarising yourself with these is recommended prior to engagement.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Please note that The Plant Bowls participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, which is an affiliate advertising program that allows our website to earn additional income by advertising and providing links to products on Amazon. Said affiliate program allows us to earn additional income from the engagement on our platform, we do not receive any additional products or services in exchange for mentioning Amazon on our site.

Inaccuracies and Mistakes

Please note that any content available on our website may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or mistakes related to the service's description and availability. We have the right to cancel or update any existing services should any information provided by us be proven inaccurate. Said information can be amended at any time without prior notice. Please note that we are not obligated to clarify any of the information related to our website and service, including pricing information, except as required by law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the website; (3) breach of these Terms of Service; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the website with whom you connected via the website.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defence of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the website or with respect to the website constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Service and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms of Service or use of the website. You agree that these Terms of Service will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defences you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms of Service and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Service.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that location.

Acceptable Use Policy

This acceptable use policy covers the products, services, and technologies (collectively referred to as the “Products”) provided by The Plant Bowls under any ongoing agreement. It’s designed to protect us, our customers and the general Internet community from unethical, irresponsible and illegal activity.

The Plant Bowls customers found engaging in activities prohibited by this acceptable use policy can be liable for service suspension and account termination. In extreme cases, we may be legally obliged to report such customers to the relevant authorities.

This policy was last reviewed on 13 June 2023.

Fair use

We provide our facilities with the assumption your use will be “business as usual”, as per our offer schedule. If your use is considered to be excessive, then additional fees may be charged or capacity may be restricted.

We are opposed to all forms of abuse, discrimination, rights infringement and/or any action that harms or disadvantages any group, individual or resource. We expect our customers and, where applicable, their users (“end-users”) to likewise engage our Products with similar intent.

Customer accountability

We regard our customers as being responsible for their own actions as well as for the actions of anyone using our Products with the customer’s permission. This responsibility also applies to anyone using our Products on an unauthorised basis as a result of the customer’s failure to put in place reasonable security measures.

By accepting Products from us, our customers agree to ensure adherence to this policy on behalf of anyone using the Products as their end users. Complaints regarding the actions of customers or their end-users will be forwarded to the nominated contact for the account in question.

If a customer — or their end-user or anyone using our Products as a result of the customer — violates our acceptable use policy, we reserve the right to terminate any Products associated with the offending account or the account itself or take any remedial or preventative action we deem appropriate without notice. To the extent permitted by law, no credit will be available for interruptions of service resulting from any violation of our acceptable use policy.

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Prohibited activity

Copyright infringement and access to unauthorised material

Our Products must not be used to transmit, distribute or store any material in violation of any applicable law. This includes but isn’t limited to:

  1. any material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and

  2. any material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat or violates export control laws.

The customer is solely responsible for all material they input, upload, disseminate, transmit, create or publish through or on our Products, and for obtaining legal permission to use any works included in such material.

SPAM and unauthorised message activity

Our Products must not be used for the purpose of sending unsolicited bulk or commercial messages in violation of the laws and regulations applicable to your jurisdiction (“spam”). This includes but isn’t limited to sending spam, soliciting customers from spam sent from other service providers, and collecting replies to spam sent from other service providers.

Our Products must not be used for the purpose of running unconfirmed mailing lists or telephone number lists (“messaging lists”). This includes but isn’t limited to subscribing email addresses or telephone numbers to any messaging list without the permission of the email address or telephone number owner, and storing any email addresses or telephone numbers subscribed in this way. All messaging lists run on or hosted by our Products must be “confirmed opt-in”. Verification of the address or telephone number owner’s express permission must be available for the lifespan of the messaging list.

We prohibit the use of email lists, telephone number lists or databases purchased from third parties intended for spam or unconfirmed messaging list purposes on our Products.

This spam and unauthorised message activity policy applies to messages sent using our Products, or to messages sent from any network by the customer or any person on the customer’s behalf, that directly or indirectly refer the recipient to a site hosted via our Products.

Unethical, exploitative, and malicious activity

Our Products must not be used for the purpose of advertising, transmitting or otherwise making available any software, program, product or service designed to violate this acceptable use policy, or the acceptable use policy of other service providers. This includes but isn’t limited to facilitating the means to send spam and the initiation of network sniffing, pinging, packet spoofing, flooding, mail-bombing and denial-of-service attacks.

Our Products must not be used to access any account or electronic resource where the group or individual attempting to gain access does not own or is not authorised to access the resource (e.g. “hacking”, “cracking”, “phreaking”, etc.).

Our Products must not be used for the purpose of intentionally or recklessly introducing viruses or malicious code into our Products and systems.

Our Products must not be used for purposely engaging in activities designed to harass another group or individual. Our definition of harassment includes but is not limited to denial-of-service attacks, hate-speech, advocacy of racial or ethnic intolerance, and any activity intended to threaten, abuse, infringe upon the rights of or discriminate against any group or individual.

Other activities considered unethical, exploitative and malicious include:

  1. Obtaining (or attempting to obtain) services from us with the intent to avoid payment;

  2. Using our facilities to obtain (or attempt to obtain) services from another provider with the intent to avoid payment;

  3. The unauthorised access, alteration or destruction (or any attempt thereof) of any information about our customers or end-users, by any means or device;

  4. Using our facilities to interfere with the use of our facilities and network by other customers or authorised individuals;

  5. Publishing or transmitting any content of links that incite violence, depict a violent act, depict child pornography or threaten anyone’s health and safety;

  6. Any act or omission in violation of consumer protection laws and regulations;

  7. Any violation of a person’s privacy.

Our Products may not be used by any person or entity, which is involved with or suspected of involvement in activities or causes relating to illegal gambling; terrorism; narcotics trafficking; arms trafficking or the proliferation, development, design, manufacture, production, stockpiling, or use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, weapons of mass destruction, or missiles; in each case including any affiliation with others whatsoever who support the above such activities or causes.

Unauthorised use of The Plant Bowls property

We prohibit the impersonation of The Plant Bowls, the representation of a significant business relationship with The Plant Bowls, or ownership of any The Plant Bowls property (including our Products and brand) for the purpose of fraudulently gaining service, custom, patronage or user trust.

About this policy

This policy outlines a non-exclusive list of activities and intent we deem unacceptable and incompatible with our brand.

We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time by publishing the revised version on our website. The revised version will be effective from the earlier of:

  • the date the customer uses our Products after we publish the revised version on our website; or

30 days after we publish the revised

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