The website located at https://secretkitchensociety.com (hereinafter the ”Site”) is owned and operated by Secret Kitchen Society LLC (“we” and ”us”). The following terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and us which governs your use of the Site and all of its associated services, content, and functionality. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as well as the privacy policy.
General Provisions
Your use of the Site constitutes acceptance of, and agreement to, these terms and conditions and the privacy policy. If you do not accept this, you must cease using the Site immediately. We reserve the right to modify, alter, amend, or update the Site, the policies, and the terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are subject to change without notice at any time.
Use of the Site
Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Site. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved.
You may view, download (for caching purposes only), and print pages for your personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.
You agree to use the website for only lawful purposes in a manner which does not infringe the rights of anyone else to use or enjoy the website.
Prohibited Uses of the Site
You must not use the Site in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Site or impair the availability of access to the website.
You must not use the Site to transmit or send any unsolicited commercial communications, including, but not limited to, spam comments. You must not use the Site for any third-party marketing without our express written permission.
Unless specifically and expressly made available for such purpose, the following uses are not permitted:
- Republication or redistribution of content from the Site.
- Sale, rental, or sub-license of any content from the Site.
- Reproduction or duplication of any content on the Site for commercial purposes.
- Modification of any content on this Site.
Comment Policy
You may engage with posts on the Site by leaving comments. Comments and/or content that is libellous, spam, hate speech, obscene, offensive, in breach of anyone’s privacy, or harassing is strictly prohibited. We will make all determinations regarding compliance with this policy in our sole discretion, and any comments and/or content determined to be in violation of this policy will be promptly deleted without notice or further explanation.
We reserve the right to edit or remove any material submitted to the Site, stored on our servers, or hosted or published on the Site. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
Notwithstanding our right to edit or remove any material in violation of this policy, we do not undertake to monitor the submission of all content to, or the publication of such content on, the Site.
Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, the design, content, and all components of the Site are copyrighted by us or third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and must not be reused or republished without express written permission.
Grant of Rights
You grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute any content you contribute to the Site. This includes, but is not limited to, text, images, audio material, comments, video material, and audio-visual material. This license extends to all known and future media. You also grant us the right to sub-license these rights and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.
No Warranties
The Site is provided on an ”as is” and ”as available” basis without any representations or warranties, express or implied. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the Site or the information and materials contained therein.
We make no warranty the Site will meet your requirements; will be available uninterrupted; timely and free of viruses or bugs; or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the Site. We are not responsible to you for the loss of any content or material uploaded or transmitted through the Site. The Site is written in English and makes no warranty regarding translation or interpretation of content in any language.
Limitation of Liability
We will not be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, exemplary, punitive, or special damages of any kind, however caused, including loss of profits, revenue, data or use, incurred by you, whether under theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, or otherwise, even if the other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our members, employees, officers, directors, managers, and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, suits, actions, liabilities, obligations, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which we suffer as a result of third-party claims based on: (i) your negligence or intentional misconduct; (ii) your breach of any provision of the terms and conditions; (iii) materials prepared or provided by you including, but not limited to, any claims of infringement, misappropriation of copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, other intellectual property or proprietary right, infringement of the rights of privacy or publicity, defamation, or libel; or (iv) death, personal injury, or property damage arising out of, or relating to, your obligations hereunder.
Arbitration
The terms and conditions will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alaska. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the terms and conditions, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The place of any such arbitration shall be in or near the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The parties also agree that the AAA Optional Rules for Emergency Measures of Protection shall apply to the proceedings.
Miscellaneous
If any part of these terms and conditions or policies is deemed to be invalid, illegal, and/or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. If a provision is deemed to be excessively broad, it shall be limited or reduced in scope so as to be enforceable.
These terms and conditions are the final, complete, and exclusive agreement between the parties with respect to the Site.