Terms of Use

This website (“Site”) is the property of Sandy Spin Slade, Inc./DBA Skillastics® (“Company”). Please read these terms and conditions (“Terms”) before using this Site. By accessing and using this Site, you unconditionally agree to be bound by these Terms and all policies herein. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access or use the Site. All users agree to be bound by any and all revisions and should periodically revisit this page to review the then current Terms.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Statement:

Sandy Spin Slade, Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of children under the age of 13 years old. If you are under the age of 13, you must have the permission of your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) to use this website and all such material contained herein; this includes but is not limited to: [WEBSITE FEATURES; E.G., FORUMS, PHOTOS, BLOG PAGES]. We have determined the best policy for our company is to prevent the collection of any more children’s personally indefinable information (“PII”) than is reasonably necessary to enable our customers to participate in our website activities.

Copyright and License

As and between Company and you, the content within this Site, including, without limitation, the design, source code, text, graphics, images, photographs, video and audio files, other files, and data (collectively, the “Content”), and the selection, arrangement, structure, coordination, and “look and feel” thereof, are the property of Company, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright © 2017 Sandy Spin Slade, Inc. and/or its licensors. You are granted a limited, non-sub-licensable right to access this Site, and print the Content information published on this Site for your personal, non-commercial, and informational use in accordance with the Terms herein. The foregoing license grant does NOT include the right for you to:

  • Publicly perform, display, or publish any Content on broadcast, digital media, or commercial print publications media, or make other derivative uses of the Site or the Content;
  • Sell, market, distribute, or make commercial use of the Site or any Content;
  • Use frame or framing techniques to enclose any portion of this Site (including the images, graphics, or video found at this Site, any text, or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page).
  • Collect and/or use any Content including the use of any robots, data spiders, or similar data gathering, mining or extraction methods;
  • Except for the limited license granted to you, you are not conveyed any other right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of Company or any third party.

Trademarks and Service Marks

All Company product names, slogans, and our logos on this Site are either trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Company or its suppliers and licensors and are the property of Company or its licensors. Unauthorized use, whether or not such use is tied to any commercial endeavors, is strictly prohibited. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Company or any other name, trademark, or product name of Company without our permission. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Company, 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’s names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us.

Privacy

By using cookies, this Site automatically recognizes the user’s Internet service provider and does collect information on which pages are visited. However, the user cannot be recognized as an individual. Company collects PII volunteered for promotions, e-commerce, or interactive elements. Company may also share its email, mailing, or telephone lists with other reputable organizations. Aside from authorized third parties, Company never shares specific details about a user’s household and will never release credit card, financial or survey information to unauthorized third parties. For more information regarding Company’s privacy policy, please visit our Privacy Policy page.

Use of Material Submitted to Company

In the event that Company provides for, or otherwise permits, users to submit content to the Site, you will retain your ownership interest in all communications or files provided by you to Company, or this Site, via message boards, forums, uploads, postings, and/or by electronic mail, telephone, text messaging, mail, or otherwise, including any text, pictures, videos, audio clips, comments, questions, suggestions, thoughts, or the like (collectively, the “Material”), and in any ideas, concepts, knowledge, or techniques (“Information”) contained in the Material. You (or your parent or legal guardian if a minor) hereby grant Company and its agents, affiliates, successors and assigns, a universal, non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully-paid and royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license in perpetuity to use and/or edit all submitted Material in any manner and for any purposes on the Site. All such Material and Information is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Company retains the right to edit all submitted Material in any manner and for any purpose, but is under no obligation to do so. Company may not be able to review all Material submitted and nothing herein requires Company to use, review or distribute Material provided by a user.

You represent and warrant that prior to submission, you own the Material and Information submitted by you, or that you otherwise have the right to grant use thereof as set forth in this section, and that the posting of said Material and/or Information on the Site does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright, contract rights or any other rights of any person or entity. Company reserves the right to use the Material and Information for any purpose, including, but not limited to, posting, reproduction, disclosure, distribution, transmission, publication, and broadcast. Nothing herein requires Company to use, review or distribute the aforementioned Material and Information provided by a user. Company reserves the right to use any ideas, concepts, knowledge, or techniques contained in the Material or Information that users provide, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products or services using such information, and the user understands there shall be no consideration, royalties or other compensation from Company, its agents, affiliates or assigns for use of said Material or Information.

Further, by providing Material and/or Information to the Site, each user (or your parent or legal guardian if a minor) and his/her respective heirs, hereby indemnify, discharge, release, and hold Company, together with its parents, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns and their respective directors, members, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), harmless from any action and/or liability, in any form or manner, arising from any infringement of any third party’s rights, inclusive of attorneys’ fees and costs in connection to the Material and/or Information. The user will not post commercial advertisements, “spam,” or other solicitations in any manner relating to other websites, products, or services.

For embedded or other material hosted on a third party server (e.g., a YouTube® video), said content shall be in compliance with the external site’s terms and conditions.
Company reserves the right to remove any Material or Information it deems to be offensive, defamatory, indecent, disparaging, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing, illegal, or an invasion of privacy, or which in any manner violates these Terms and Conditions. As applicable, Company reserves the right to remove a registered account and terminate access to the registered-only sections of the Site at any time for violating these Terms. Please report abuse to the Company webmaster info@skillastics.com . Subject: Report Abuse.

Unauthorized Use Prohibited

The user will not post Material or Information resulting from unauthorized use, or impersonation, of another registered user’s identity, name, screen-name, or persona; however, Company is not responsible for screening for any such conduct. Company is not liable for any losses of any kind, including without limitation, consequential or special damages, caused by any unauthorized use of a user’s identity, name, screen-name, persona, or account, and you may be liable for the losses of Company or others due to such unauthorized use.

Commercial Advertisements and Other Prohibited Material

The user will not: post commercial advertisements; create/send commercial communications; create/send “spam” bulk messages, or other solicitations, in any manner relating to other websites, products, or services. In addition, Company reserves the right to remove without notice any Material or Information it deems to be offensive, defamatory, indecent, disparaging, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing, illegal, or constitutes an invasion of privacy, or which in any manner violates these Terms. Company reserves the right to remove a user’s registered account at any time for violating these Terms.

Third Party Links

Company may provide links to websites and other content of third parties as a service to those interested in this information. However, we make no claim or representation regarding, and accept no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of websites accessible by hyperlink from this Site. The linked websites are not under our control and we are not responsible for their content. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience to you, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by us of the site or any information contained therein. When leaving this Site, you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of that website.

No Warranties

THIS SITE, AND THE CONTENT AND MATERIAL CONTAINED THEREIN, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT OR DATA DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE SITE, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT RELATED TO THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT ON OR GOODS PURCHASED THROUGH THE SITE. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED. WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS ON WARRANTIES, SO THE LIMITATIONS ABOVE MAY NOT SITELY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION, THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL INSTEAD BE IMPUTED AS REWRITTEN SO AS TO SITEROXIMATE THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO THE CONTENT OR MATERIAL. WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO ENSURE YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE IS SAFE, WE CANNOT AND DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ALL USERS ACCESSING THIS SITE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS, IF SITELICABLE.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE BEEN EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE RELEASED PARTIES’ LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE.

Indemnification

In using this Site and/or purchasing Company’s Products, users (or your parent or legal guardian if a minor) expressly waive any and all claims that they may have against Company. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Released Parties, together with all of their officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Site using your account. You agree to be solely responsible for payment of all sums owing to any person or entity by virtue of the exposition of the Materials and Information on the Site.

Arbitration Clause

YOU (OR YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN IF A MINOR) UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS, DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN YOU AND COMPANY, AND ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR RELATED COMPANIES, SHALL BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE PARTIES VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL. THIS ARBITRATION CONTRACT IS MADE PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND ITS INTERPRETATION, SITELICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEEDINGS HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (“FAA”). THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE BOUND TO SITELY AND ENFORCE THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION WILL BE FINAL, BINDING, AND ENFORCEABLE IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. NEITHER YOU NOR COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CONSUMERS OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS.

Miscellaneous

If any of the provisions of these Terms are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a valid provision that best embodies these Terms.

Company provides the Site as an interactive service provider and is not liable for any and all claims resulting from the use of Material or Information. Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if a user feels unauthorized Material or Information has been posted on this Site, please notify us by mail at Company ADDRESS attention Copyright Department, or by email at info@skillastics.com with the subject line stating “Copyright.” The DMCA notice MUST include the following: (i) a description of the alleged infringement in detail; (ii) the copyright owner or who retains authorized use; (iii) the URL(s) where the alleged infringement can be located; (iv) a statement indicating your authorization to file a DMCA complaint; (v) how you may be contacted; and (vi) any DMCA notice must also contain the following statement:

“I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material described above is not authorized by the copyright owner or its agent, nor is such use otherwise permissible under law. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information presented herein is accurate, that I am authorized to represent the copyright holder, and I have a good faith belief that the use is infringing.”