Terms Of Use
Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms", "Terms of Use") carefully before using the https://hikingpines.com website (the "Site") owned and operated by Hiking Pines ("us", "we", or "our"). Your access to and use of the Site is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service. By accessing or using the Site you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and must discontinue use immediately.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property, and all audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Site. We reserve all rights to the Site, the Content, and the Marks.
LINKS TO WEBSITES
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Hiking Pines. Hiking Pines has no control over and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Hiking Pines shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited emails, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
Deceive, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
Attempt to impersonate another user or person.
Use any information obtained from the Site to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.
Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Site.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
COMMENT POLICY
As an authorized user of the Site, you are permitted to post comments on blog posts. If you choose to post a comment, you agree to abide by the Site comment policy. Comments that do not follow our comment policy may be removed from the Site at our sole discretion.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to make comments that:
Are false, inaccurate, or misleading.
Are unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, spam, or other forms of solicitation.
Are obscene, lewd, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
That ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, threaten, or abuse anyone.
Violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
Violate the privacy of any third party.
Include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
Promote a political, nationalist, or religious agenda, affiliation, and/or opinion.
Otherwise violate, or link to material that violates any provision of these Terms of Use, or any applicable law or regulation.
TERMINATION
We may terminate or suspend access to our Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. All provisions of the Terms, which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Georgia without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Site, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Site.
CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Site at any time, without prior notice.
CHANGES
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. Any such modifications and/or changes will be posted on this Terms page with the effective date reflected by the date of the last update listed at the top of this page. By continuing to access or use our Site after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please discontinue use of the Site immediately.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at hellohikingpines@gmail.com.