TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Last updated 23/06/2024
The ‘Legal’ Stuff
Terms and conditions are a legal requirement of having a website. This document along with the Privacy Policy, form the basis of a contract between you, the user and greendogdolls.com.
It’s basically lots of legal terminology to outline, commitments, responsibilities, rights and expectations for both myself the provider of Green Dog Dolls products and services through greendogdolls.com and you, the user of my services and/or the visitor to the website.
Disclaimer
Welcome to the Green Dog Dolls website, greendogdolls.com is primarily a personal blog to share my own personal knowledge, experience and opinions within my specialist field of Textiles.
My professional qualifications are:
BA(HONS) degree in Fashion Textiles with Business Studies (Brighton University)
QTS and PGCE Design and Technology ~ Textiles and Food Technology (Truro College).
Despite my qualifications and experience within the field of Design and Technology and more specifically Textiles, I am not offering ‘professional advice’ in any capacity on the site. I do share original designs with instructions and tips on how I make them, as well as original stories and opinions. All content on the site is my own work, unless otherwise stated, and the opinions expressed are completely my own and based solely on my own knowledge and experience. You accept full and sole responsibility for conducting your own research and using your own judgement when choosing how to use the content provided. I accept no liability for actions, losses or results relating to your use of greendogdolls.com.
Green Dog Dolls content is made available through greendogdolls.com for personal use. It is my wish that you enjoy making my designs and my patterns/tutorials/courses/articles etc… are provided in good faith. I have vigorously self-tested the designs, patterns, instructions and finished products before publication but I cannot accept any responsibility for results or finished products made using information provided by me on my website or by email. If you notice an error please contact me using the contact form.
The Agreement ~ Terms of Use
Please read these terms carefully before using greendogdolls.com
The Site is owned and operated by Green Dog Dolls, email: greendogdolls@gmail.com and hosted by HostGator.
Throughout the site, the terms “website” or “site” refer to greendogdolls.com
Throughout the site, the terms “I”, “me”, “my”, “myself” refer to Green Dog Dolls
The information and materials provided on the site may be used for informational purposes only. By using, accessing or downloading materials from this website you agree to follow the terms of use in this document.
Access and use of the site is conditional upon acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated and referenced here. By visiting and/or using the site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be legally bound by all these terms and conditions which apply to all visits that you make, both now and in the future.
If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services.
Amendment of the Terms and Conditions
Occasionally it may be necessary for me to amend these terms and conditions.
I reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions without notice to you. Any changes to these terms and conditions will be posted here. I encourage you to visit this page regularly in order to review the most current terms and conditions to which you are bound. Any changes come into effect immediately once the revised terms have been posted on the site.
Your Responsibilities
You are required to ensure that all persons who access the Website are aware of this Agreement and comply with it. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete.
YOU ARE SOLELY AND ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND YOUR COMPUTER, INTERNET AND DATA SECURITY.
Prohibited activities
You may not access or use the site for any purpose other than that for which I make the site available. This includes both free and paid content. The site may not be used for commercial endeavours except those that are specifically approved by me.
By accessing and/or using the site you agree to conduct yourself honestly, ethically and responsibly when using the site. You are not to use the site for ANY activities that are illegal or could be reasonably considered to be obscene, illicit, discriminative, abusive, disruptive, offensive, inappropriate, racist, harmful, in breach of confidence, or in breach of privacy.
By accessing and/or using the site you also agree not to:
- Interfering with or inhibiting any other user from using my website
- Use my website to send unsolicited email messages
- Tamper with, hinder or modify my website
- Knowingly transmit viruses or disable features which will damage or interfere with my website
- Facilitate or assist any other person to do any of the above acts.
Content submitted by users
By submitting or sending comments, feedback, information or other material to greendogdolls.com you represent and warrant that the information and material is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the information or material. All comments, feedback, information or other material submitted shall be and remain the property of greendogdolls.com and shall have the unrestricted, worldwide right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such material and information (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also warrant that any “moral rights” in posted information and materials have been waived.
Intellectual Property & Copyright
Green dog dolls respect the intellectual property rights of others and I expect my site users to do the same. All text, graphics, design, content, and other works are copyrighted works of greendogdolls.com. unless otherwise stated. No material from this site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way without the prior permission from greendogdolls.com in writing. greendogdolls.com authorises you to view and download a single copy of material solely for your personal, non commercial use (unless otherwise stated.)
Copyright additional terms and conditions ~ Limited permission to sell items produced using site material
Specific designs/projects/courses CLEARLY STATE you are allowed to sell products you have made using my copyrighted material.
It is your responsibility to check if permission has been given for a specific design/product. FAILURE TO DO THIS could mean you are in BREACH of COPYRIGHT law and not in compliance with the terms and conditions of use.
You have permission to use specific content to produce items for the purpose of selling. This permission is given under strict conditions of use and are non-negotiable. If you are not able to comply with the following conditions of use you MUST contact me in writing to request written permission.
- I am credited as the original designer on each item that is sold/distributed, greendogdoll.com should be clearly given credit for the original design on both the labelling of each physical item (In the case of selling in person e.g craft fairs, festivals, markets…or similar) and in the listing/item description of each item. (When selling online e.g. Shopify, Etsy, Ebay…or similar).
- The items sold are physical items produced by you own hand in small batches of no more than 20 per month. This clause is included to prevent mass production for commercial gain. If you would like to collaborate on a project or produce one of my products under licence, please contact me via the website contact form or by email: greendogdolls@gmail.com
- Permission applies to physical products made by your own hand ONLY. Permission to sell or distribute physical products using a specific design does NOT include permission to reproduce/sell/distribute other copyrighted related material. Examples of this but not limited to include, written instructions, photographs, downloaded templates, course materials, logos etc… No right, title or interest in any such material is transferred to you as a result. greendogdolls.com reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any content you download or use from this site.
- As a condition of use, you agree not to modify or revise any of the material in any manner. You agree to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices as contained in the original materials and on any copies of the materials. Any violation of this condition may result in civil and/or criminal liabilities.
Third party links and content
Third-party links on this site will direct you to websites that are not affiliated with the site.
These links are provided for your convenience. I do not endorse or take responsibility for the content of those websites, am not responsible for the availability of them, and will not be liable in any way for any loss or damage which you may suffer by using those websites. I am not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and I do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties. Complaints or concerns about any third party content should be directed to the third party.
Limitation of Liability, Disclaimers and Indemnification
You are solely and entirely responsible for your use of the website and your computer, internet, and data security.
The site, and any content available on the site, are provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, greendogdolls.com disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to all warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. You expressly agree that use of the site is at your sole risk, in no event will greendogdolls.com be liable to any person for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, revenue, goodwill, use of content, impact on business, etc) however caused. Neither I nor any of my business partners represent or warrant that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects, if any, will be corrected, or that the site is free of viruses or other harmful components; nor do I or they make any representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability, currency, quality, performance or suitability of the site or any content available on the site. In the event of any problem with the site or any content, you agree that your sole remedy is to cease using the site.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless greendogdolls.com, its affiliates, owners licensers, employees, agents, third party information providers and independent contractors against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to your use and access of the Service, by you or any person using your account and password, a breach of these Terms, your user content provided to the Service.
Privacy policy
I respect your privacy and encourage you to read my Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. By using the Site, you agree to the Privacy Policy.
Cookies
The site uses cookies so that it can give you a better experience when you return to the website. You do not have to accept cookies and you can choose this option on the cookie banner when accessing the site. My Cookie Policy is included as part of my Privacy Policy which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.
Governing law
To the extent permitted by law these Terms of Use shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms of Use, or your access or use of the site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in England and Wales. Except that if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland there may be certain mandatory applicable laws of your country which apply for your benefit and protection in addition to or instead of certain provisions of English law. If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.
Termination
Green Dog Dolls may, in its sole discretion, terminate, change, suspend or discontinue your access to all or part of the website without notice or penalty, for any reason, including without limitation, breach of these Terms and Conditions. In the event this agreement is terminated, the restrictions regarding materials appearing on the site and the representations and warranties, indemnities, and limitation of liabilities set forth in this agreement shall survive any such termination.
Green Dog Dolls and greendogdolls.com reserve the right to seek advice and take action against you, without notice or penalty, including but not limited to legal action in the event of any harm or losses, whether psychological, physical or financial, caused by your actions in breach of these terms and conditions.
Contact
You may contact me using the contact form on this website.