Terms & Conditions

Our Disclaimer was last updated on 10-01-24.

AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

We are Nourish&Learn (Nourish&Learn is synonymous with “NourishandLearn)”.

  • "Company" (also referred to as “We”, “Us”, or “Our” ) refers to Nourish&Learn (interchangeable with Nourishandlearn) brand.

  • "You" refers to the individual, company, or entity accessing the Website.

  • "Website" refers to the platform of Nourish&Learn, accessible from www.nourishandlearn.org.

We operate using the “Legal Terms” found in the Terms & Conditions.

You can contact us by email at marissa@nourishandlearn.org.

The Legal Terms presented in this document are a legally binding agreement between You and the Company when accessing and using the contents on the Website. You agree to have read, understood, and agree to the terms stated. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE LEGAL TERMS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING AND USING THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE.

We are allowed to modify the Legal Terms at any time and will update You upon any changes using the “Last Updated” date. You will not receive a specific notice to notify You of the changes found in the Legal Terms. It is your responsibility to review the Terms and Conditions periodically for any changes. You will be deemed to have been informed of the Legal Terms found in the Terms and Conditions by accessing and using the Website.

LEGAL TERMS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. OUR SERVICES

  2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

  3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

  4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

  5. USER-GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

  6. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

  7. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

  8. TERM AND TERMINATION

  9. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

  10. GOVERNING LAW

  11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  12. CORRECTIONS

  13. DISCLAIMER

  14. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

  15. INDEMNIFICATION

  16. USER DATA

  17. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

  18. MISCELLANEOUS

  19. CONTACT US

1. OUR SERVICES

The access and usage of content from the Website is not meant to be distributed or used by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such access or usage would be against the regulations, policies, or laws within such an area. Those who choose to access the Website or Company are solely responsible for their actions and any repercussions without fault to the Company or Website.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our intellectual property

We are the owner of all “Content” (source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Website) and “Marks” ( trademarks, service marks, and logos contained in the Website).

Our Content and Marks are presented to you “as is” for noncommercial, informational, and educational purposes and are protected by various copyright, trademark laws, and treaties in the United States and around the world.

Your use of our Services

With permission of the Legal Terms, including the “PROHIBITED ACTIVITY” section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

  • Access the Services; and

  • Download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access.

For internal business purposes, personal purposes, or non-commercial purposes.

Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the services and no Content or Marks may be used for commercial purposes whether copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited without consent of the copyright owner.

If you wish to use the content found on the website for any use not outlined or prohibited in the Legal Terms, contact the Company at marissa@nourishandlearn.org. If we authorize you to use our content in any fashion (post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our services or content), you must identify the Website’s Content or Marks and ensure that proper notice is expressed and visible on your platform, including copyright or proprietary notice.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in this section of the Legal Terms regarding this matter.

Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Website will terminate immediately.

Your Submissions

This section describes submissions to Nourish&Learn and permissions granted to us when posting content.

Submissions: Submissions (“Submissions”) can be defined as any question, comment, suggestion, idea, or feedback uploaded to Nourish&Learn. Submissions made to the Website permit us to use it or respond to it for the intended purpose expressed, whether commercial or otherwise, without compensation or acknowledgment of You.

When you send Submissions to the Website or Company, you:

  • Will not upload illegal, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminating, sexual, inaccurate, misleading, and harassing content.

  • Understand that the content uploaded can be used within applicable law and that you have withdrawn your intellectual property rights upon submitting.

  • Can affirm that no confidential information is not within the Submission.

  • Confirm that you have read and agree with our “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES” section.

You are solely responsible for your Submission made to the Website and expressly agree to reimbursement for any losses suffered by breach of rules outlined in this section, a third party’s rights, or applicable law.

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS 

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (3) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise; (4) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (5) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).  


4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES 

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. 

As a user of the Services, you agree not to: 

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

  •  Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.

  •  Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.

  •  Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.

  •  Making improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct. 

  •  Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

  •  Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.

  •  Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or 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 Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.

  • 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. 

  •  Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content. 

  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.

  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload and transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1 x 1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”). 

  •  Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Service. 

  •  Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you

  •  Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.

  •  Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, Javascript, or other codes.

  •  Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or  reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.

  •  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 Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.

  •  Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.

  •  Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or other false pretenses.

  •  Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue- generating endeavor or commercial enterprise. 

5. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS 

We may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, “Contributions”). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the services and through third-party websites. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that: 

6. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE 

You and Services agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information and personal data that you provide and your choices including settings. 

By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area on the Services. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Services and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal actions against us regarding your Contributions. 

7. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

We reserved the right, but not the obligation, to: (1)  monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2)  take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3)  in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible)  any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4)  and to our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services. 

8. TERM AND TERMINATION 

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVED THE RIGHT TO, AND IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POST AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

 If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of a third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserved a right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. 

9. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these legal terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith. 

10. GOVERNING LAW 

These Legal Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of the United States. Nourish&Learn and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these Legal Terms. 


11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

Informal Negotiations 

To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms (each a “Dispute” and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by either you or us (individually, a party and collectively, the “Parties”), the Parties agree the first attempt to the negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) and informally for at least 90 days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.

Binding Arbitration 

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these legal terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved using guidance by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). 

Restrictions

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by the law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceedings; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c)there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

Exceptions to informal negotiations and arbitration

The Parties agreed that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations binding arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within the portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable, and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts decided upon, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court. 

12. CORRECTIONS 

There may be information on the Services that contain 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 Services at any time,  without prior notice. 

13. DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON- INFRINGEMENT.  WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES’ CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME 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 SERVICES, (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 SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES 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 SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, 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.  


14. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE 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 SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US OR, CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

15. INDEMNIFICATION 

You agreed 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) use of the Services; (2) breach of these Legal Terms; (3) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (4) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; (5) any overt harmful act towards any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense 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. 

16. USER DATA 

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.


17. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES 

Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to the electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means. 


18. MISCELLANEOUS 

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provisions. These Legal Terms 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 laws, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unaffordable, their provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms 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 Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms. 


19. CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: marissa@nourishandlearn.org.