Terms of service.
Overview
The terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Fern + Roe, legally incorporated as Fern and Roe, Hide Tanning and Textiles Inc.. The terms “Site” refers to the website fernandroe.com and its services, including the online program Hide Club and adjacent online platforms such as Circle.co and Kajabi. The term “Program” and “Club” refer to the services offered by us. The term “user,” “you” and “your” refers to site visitors, potential clients, and any other users of the site. The term “Service” refers to general information provided to permit you to learn more about landbased skills and handicrafts, including hide tanning and adjacent skills and crafts.
Use of the Service, including all information and educational materials presented herein by Fern + Roe, is subject to the following terms and conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all site visitors, potential clients, and all other users of the site. By using the Site or Service you agree to these Terms and Conditions, without modification, and acknowledge reading them.
Refunds and Cancellations
For tool sales, we provide refunds for any unused tool returned within 30 days of shipping.
We do not provide refunds for education.
In an online program, you are free to cancel your membership and cease to participate in our programs, however this will not warrant a refund. A skipped payment will incur administration fees after 30 days of non-payment, unless an alternative payment plan is established.
In our in-person courses, a cancellation of one’s participation at less than two weeks’ notice results in no refund nor credit. A cancellation at greater than two weeks’ notice results in a credit for another in-person course of the same value. The credit expires at the end of the following year’s teaching season. For example, a credit received in May, 2023 will expire at the end of the 2024 teaching season, typically in October.
Use of the Site + Services and Application of information
Materials on fernandroe.com and those provided in the Club and all programs contain general information only to permit you to learn more about our landbased skills and handicrafts. It is expected that users will decide how best to apply any information received in a safe manner. No guarantees are made of any specific outcome of any information provided. All responsibility for potential injury, harm, death, and dismemberment arising from a user learning and practicing a skill rests on the user and not on Fern + Roe. Any damage to property as a result of a user’s application of a skill or handicraft is the responsibility of the user. It is expected that all skills and handicrafts will be pursued legally in accordance with local laws.
Modification of These Terms
Fern + Roe reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which fernandroe.com is offered. By using fernandroe.com, enrolling in a program, and/or sending our office any personal information, you agree to this policy and will be deemed bound to this policy in effect as of the date of such use.
Material You Submit to the Site
You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the Site or via email any artwork, photos or other materials (collectively “Materials”) protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express written permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any Materials are not so protected rests entirely with you. You shall be liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. For all Materials submitted by you to the Site, you automatically represent or warrant that you have the authority to use and distribute the Materials, and that the use or display of the Materials will not violate any laws, rules, regulations or rights of third parties.
Intellectual Property Rights to Your Materials
We claim no intellectual property rights over the Materials you supply to the Site. You retain copyright and any other rights you may rightfully hold in any content that you submit through the Service. Content you submit to the Site remains yours to the extent that you have any legal claims therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you grant Fern + Roe a worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to display the Materials you supply to us for business development and marketing purposes only. By visiting the site, you agree to hold Fern + Roe harmless from and against all claims, liabilities and expenses arising out of any potential or actual copyright or trademark misappropriation or infringement claimed against you.
Property Rights of Our Materials and Intellectual Property
Perusal of the site and participation in Fern + Roe services does not grant a user license to use our materials, neither tangible materials such as photos and diagrams nor our intangible intellectual property. Users of programs including Hide Club agree to refrain from using our coursework materials, phraseology and jargon in any of your own endeavors. Users also agree to refrain from creating an imitation program of any sort, including, without limitation, the Fern + Roe logo, all designs, text, graphics, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof, also termed the “look and feel,” trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, proprietary information and other intellectual property. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce or perform, or in any way exploit in any format whatsoever any of the Site or Service content, in whole or in part without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to immediately remove you from the Service, without refund, if you are caught violating this intellectual property policy and to seek damages if a user violates their agreement.
Scope of Services
The information provided on the Site is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not professional or trade advice.
Refunds and Cancellations
For tool sales, we provide refunds for any unused tool returned within 30 days of shipping.
We do not provide refunds for education.
In an online program, you are free to cancel your membership and cease to participate in our programs, however this will not warrant a refund. A skipped payment will incur administration fees after 30 days of non-payment, unless an alternative payment plan is established.
In our in-person courses, a cancellation of one’s participation at less than two weeks’ notice results in no refund nor credit. A cancellation at greater than two weeks’ notice results in a credit for another in-person course of the same value. The credit expires at the end of the following year’s teaching season. For example, a credit received in May, 2023 will expire at the end of the 2024 teaching season, typically in October.
Description of Services
We endeavor to describe and display the Service as accurately as possible. While we try to be as clear as possible in explaining the Service, please do not accept that the Site is entirely accurate, current, or error-free. From time to time we may correct errors in pricing and descriptions.
Links and Email Addresses
Links posted on this website to other websites are provided only as a convenience to our clients. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the availability, accuracy, content or policies of third party websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by or affiliation with Fern + Roe. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.
Spamming, the unsolicited broadcasts of email addresses or links in this website, is prohibited and unauthorized.
Lawful Purposes
You may use the Site and Service for lawful purposes only. You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Site. You agree to use the Site and to purchase services through the Site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You shall not post or transmit through the Site any material which violates or infringes the rights of others, or which is threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, contains injurious formulas, recipes, or instructions, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law.
No Warranty
The information presented on rodgerscollective.com is provided “as is” and “as available,” without representation or warranty of any kind. Fern + Roe does not represent or warrant that such information is or will be always current, complete, or accurate. Any representation or warranty that might be otherwise implied is expressly disclaimed.
Changed Terms
We may at any time amend these Terms and Conditions. Such amendments are effective immediately upon notice to you by us posting the new Terms and Conditions on this Site. Any use of the Site or Service by you after being notified means you accept these amendments. We reserve the right to update any portion of our Site and Service, including these Terms and Conditions at any time. We will post the most recent versions to the Site and list the effective dates on the pages of our Terms and Conditions.
Limitation of Liability
You agree that under no circumstances shall we be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or any other damages arising out of your use of the Site or Service. Additionally, Fern + Roe is not liable for damages in connection with (i) any failure of performance, error, omission, denial of service, attack, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure; (ii) loss of revenue, anticipated profits, business, savings, goodwill or data; and (iii) third party theft of, destruction of, unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of your information or property, regardless of our negligence, gross negligence, failure of an essential purpose and whether such liability arises in negligence, contract, tort, or any other theory of legal liability. The foregoing applies even if Fern + Roe has been advised of the possibility of or could have foreseen the damages. In those states that do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for the damages, our liability is limited to the fullest possible extent permitted by law. In no event shall Fern + Roe’s cumulative liability to you exceed the total purchase price of the Service you have purchased from Fern + Roe, and if no purchase has been made by you Rodgers Collective’s cumulative liability to you shall not exceed $100.
Indemnification
You shall indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, settlements, liabilities, costs, charges, assessments and expenses, as well as third party claims and causes of action, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, arising out of any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions, or any use by you of the Site or Service. You shall provide us with such assistance, without charge, as we may request in connection with any such defense, including, without limitation, providing us with such information, documents, records and reasonable access to you, as we deem necessary. You shall not settle any third party claim or waive any defense without our prior written consent.
Our Intellectual Property
The Site and Service contain intellectual property owned by Rodgers Collective including, without limitation, the Rodgers Collective logo, all designs, text, graphics, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof, also termed the “look and feel,” trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, proprietary information and other intellectual property. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce or perform, or in anyway exploit in any format whatsoever any of the Site or Service content, in whole or in part without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to immediately remove you from the Service, without refund, if you are caught violating this intellectual property policy.
Visitors GDPR Rights
According to the GDPR a “data subject” is defined as an identifiable natural person. A natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as: a name, an identification number, location data, or online identifier. Alternatively, they may be identified by reference to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person. A data subject may be of any age or nationality.
As a data subject, within the European Union, you are entitled to certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Those rights include:
You have the right to be informed with respect to your personally identifiable information (PII) retained by the Company. As such, you may request access to your data that the Company stores and the rights to either correct or erase your personal data.
We will retain any personally identifiable information you choose to provide to us unless: (a) you request for us to delete the information, (b) we stop using our existing data providers, or (c) at Company’s discretion, we decide to remove the data.
You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.
You have the right to withdraw consent provided to the Company concerning the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to not be subjected to automated decision-making via pre-ticked boxes, additions to our email marketing lists and the like.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us by way of downloading a lead magnet, webinar, freebie or any other traditional list building methods.
Effect of Headings
The subject headings of the paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions.
Entire Agreement; Waiver
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Fern + Roe pertaining to the Site and Service and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings between us pertaining to the Site and Service. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by Rodgers Collective shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by us.
Notices
All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and properly addressed as follows:
Fern + Roe, Inc.
Box 36
Brentwood Bay, BC
V8M 1R3
Recovery of Litigation Expenses
If any legal action or any arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it or they may be entitled.
Severability
If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is held by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated.
Assignment
These Terms and Conditions bind and inure to the benefit of the parties’ successors and assigns. These Terms and Conditions are not assignable, delegable, sub-licensable or otherwise transferable by you, accept upon approval by Fern + Roe. Any transfer, assignment, delegation or sublicense by you is invalid.