Terms of Use

Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use

INTRODUCTION

These Website Terms and Conditions shall govern, control and manage your use of this website. By using this Website, you agree to and accept all terms and conditions written in here. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

This website is owned and operated by Karen Covy Enterprises, LLC. (“KCE”)

BY ACCESSING OR INTERACTING WITH ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

KCEe reserves the right, to make changes to this agreement at any time and without prior notice to you. Continued use of any part of this website constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Minors or people below 18 years old are not allowed to use this Website.

No implication is made that the materials published on KCE’s website(s) are appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access this website from outside of the United States, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All material and content on this site (the “Content”), including, but not limited to the articles, information, page headings, graphics, images, button icons and scripts, are the proprietary information of KCE. You may not copy, distribute, republish, upload, download, post, or transmit any of the Content in any way without the prior written consent of KCE, except that you may view and print out a copy of the Content solely for your personal use. You may also re-post up to one hundred (100) words of text from any article if such posting provides a right of attribution to KCE. In doing so, you may not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content.

Modification or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates KCE’s intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this site.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This site may link to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, KCE. Links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or KCE. KCE has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Links are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and KCE makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness or accuracy of the sites linked to or from this site.

RESTRICTIONS

You are specifically restricted from all of the following

publishing any of this Website Content in any other media, other than social media with proper attribution;
selling, sublicensing and/or otherwise commercializing any Website Content;
using this Website or its Content in any way that is or may be damaging to this Website;
using this Website or its Content in any way that may threaten, intimidate, or harass others;
using this Website in any way that impacts user access to this Website;
using this Website in any way that is contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or in any way that may cause harm to the Website, or to any person or business entity;
posting any data or material to which you do not own the copyright or which you have no right to post, including, but not limited to the proprietary information of any and all third parties;
engaging in any data mining, data harvesting, data extracting or any other similar activity in relation to this Website;
using this Website to engage in any advertising or marketing;
posting anything that is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, indecent or demeaning to others;
solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
Impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
Includes programs that contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
Disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities via this site; or
Includes MP3 or MP4 format files.

YOUR CONTENT

“Your Content” shall mean any text, images, video, audio, or other material you choose to display on this Website. By displaying Your Content, you grant Karen Covy Enterprises, LLC an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute Your Content in any and all media forever.

Your Content must be your own and must not be invading any third-party’s rights. Karen Covy Enterprises, LLC reserves the right to remove any of Your Content from this Website at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion, without notice.

NO WARRANTIES

Your use of this site is at your own risk. The content is provided as is and without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. KCE does not warrant that the functions or content contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Kce does not warrant or make any representation regarding use, or the result of use, of the content in terms of accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You, and not kce, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction in the event of any loss or damage arising from the use of this site or its content.

THE CONTENT PROVIDED IN THIS SITE IS GENERAL INFORMATION AND NOT LEGAL ADVICE. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL AND DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH KAREN COVY, THE LAW OFFICES OF KAREN A. COVY, PC, KAREN COVY ENTERPRISES, LLC, (COLLECTIVELY “KCE”) OR ANY ASSOCIATES OR AFFILIATES OF KCE. EMAILING KCE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH KCE AND MAY ALSO NOT BE CONFIDENTIAL. THE ONLY WAY TO CREATE A CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH KAREN A. COVY, THE LAW OFFICES OF KAREN A. COVY, PC, KAREN COVY ENTERPRISES, LLC, OR ANY OF THEIR ASSOCIATES OR AFFILIATES IS BY ENTERING INTO A SPECIFIC WRITTEN AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING SUCH RELATIONSHIP WITH KAREN COVY, WHICH IS SIGNED BY BOTH YOU AND KAREN COVY.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

KCE, its affiliates, service providers, content providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors will not be liable for any incidental, direct, indirect, punitive, actual, consequential, special, or other damages, including loss of revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, or similar damages, through the use of its website, programs, email, or social media even if KCE has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

INDEMNITY

You will indemnify and hold KCE, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site.

DISCLAIMERS

You understand that KCE cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing and maintaining your own anti-virus, antimalware, and other software and procedures to satisfy your particular requirements for security and accuracy of data, and for maintaining a means external to this site for any reconstruction of any lost data. KCE does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.

TERMINATION OR RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

KCE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to KCE’s website and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between Karen Covy Enterprises, LLC and you in relation to your use of this Website, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

GOVERNING JURISDICTION

These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of Illinois, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in Illinois in connection with any dispute between you and KCE arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Chicago, Illinois.

SEVERABILITY

If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

NO JOINT VENTURE

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and KCE as a result of this agreement or use of KCE’s website or programs.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written between the user and KCE with respect to KCE’s website and programs.

MODIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS

KCE may modify and revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.