These Terms and Conditions apply to the website and all other online properties (the “Site”) operated by ingarden Inc. (“ingarden”, “we”, or “us”), including the website you are now visiting. The use of the Site is subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). By using this Site, you are entering into a legally binding agreement and agree to these Terms as well as any other terms, guidelines, or rules that apply to any portion of this Site. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you must exit the Site immediately. If you have any questions about the Terms, please contact us at info.us@ingarden.com
I. Privacy
We have adopted a Privacy Policy that you should refer to in order to fully understand how we collect and use your information. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms by reference.
II. Communications
When you visit the Site or send communicate with ingarden, you are communicating with us electronically. In so doing, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on the Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication is in writing.
III. Company
If you are using the Site on behalf of a company, entity, or organization, then you represent and warrant that you (a) are an authorized representative of such company, entity, or organization; (b) have the authority to bind such company, entity, or organization to these Terms; and (c) agree to be bound by these Terms on behalf of such company, entity, or organization.
IV. Copyright
All content included on this Site, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, text, reviews, and other materials (collectively, the “Content”) is the property of ingarden or its licensors, partners, or affiliates and is protected by the United States and international copyright laws. Unauthorized use of any Content or materials on this Site is strictly prohibited and may violate copyright and trademark laws. If you wish to use any Content, you need the express written permission of ingarden. To inquire about obtaining authorization to use the materials or content on this Site, please contact us at info.us@ingarden.com.
V. Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names (collectively the “Marks”) that appear on this Site are proprietary to ingarden, or the other respective owners of such Marks. You may not display or reproduce the Marks in any manner without the prior written consent of ingarden, and you may not remove or otherwise modify in any manner any trademark notices from any content offered or received through the Site.
VI. License and Access
You have a limited license to use the Site for personal use only. This license does not permit you to (a) resell or make any commercial use of this Site; (b) modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or convert into human-readable form any of the contents of this Site not intended to be so read (this includes using or directly viewing the underlying HTML or other code from this Site except as interpreted and displayed in a web browser); (c) copy, imitate, mirror, reproduce, distribute, publish, download, display, perform, post or transmit any of Content or Marks in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise; or (d) use any data mining, bots, spiders, automated tools or similar data gathering and extraction methods on the contents of the Site or to collect any information from the Site or any other user of the Site.
VII. Accounts and Registration
You represent and warrant that the information you provide to us upon creating an account on the Site and at all other times will be true, accurate, current, and complete. To facilitate future purchases on the Site, you may choose to create an account by providing an e-mail address and password. Please note that you may choose to use the Site without creating an account. If you do create an account, your account is personal to you, and you may not share your account information with, or allow access to your account by, any third party. Any unauthorized use of your account will be your responsibility. You agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Site and to preserve the confidentiality of your email address, and password on any device that you use to access the Site. You agree to notify us immediately of any breach in secrecy of your log-in information. If you have any reason to believe that your account information has been compromised or that your account has been accessed by a third party, you agree to immediately notify us by e-mail at info.us@ingarden.com. You will be solely responsible for the losses incurred by us and others due to any unauthorized use of your account.
VIII. Prices, Payments, and Refunds
Prices. The price for all items available for purchase through the Site will be displayed to you on the Site. Please see “Shipping” below for more information. Payments. The Site currently uses third parties to process payments. Our third-party payment processors accept payments through various credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, as detailed on the applicable payment screen. United States Dollars. All monetary transactions on the Site take place in U.S. dollars.
Returns, Refunds, and Cancellations
Warranty. All of our ingardens come with a 2-year warranty. To be eligible for a warranty replacement, the following criteria must be met: You purchased the product within the last 2 years, you have proof of purchase (order number or email confirming purchase). For ingarden warranty queries, please contact our Support team via info.us@ingarden.com They will provide you with shipping information and additional details where necessary. We cannot provide a warranty replacement for any damage caused by the user. We are able to cover shipping charges incurred in connection with a warranty return or warranty replacement. Seed pad warranty. Our seed pads provide suitable conditions for plants to thrive on. You may, however, be eligible for a replacement seed pads if any of the following has occurred: No germination after 5 days, the plant has a disease, the plant has been affected by pests. Please keep in mind that all of our products are intended for indoor use. We are unable to replace seed pads if ingardens have been kept outdoors. For seed pads warranty queries, please contact our Support team via info.us@ingarden.com. Please include a photo of the plants with your message. Returns. We offer a 45-days, no questions asked money-back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with your item, you may return it to us for a refund, providing the following criteria are met: You received your order from us within the last 45 days, you provide proof of purchase (order number or an email confirming purchase), you will cover the cost of return shipping fees. To return an item to us, you should contact us via info.us@ingarden.com. Our Support team will provide you with shipping information and additional details where necessary. Returned items will require us to receive a confirmation at an offsite location before the refund can be processed. Each customer is limited to one return or exchange per customer. Returns are only permitted on your first order. Returns must be submitted within 45 days of your package being received by you and must be sent to us within 45 days of your return label being generated and sent to you. Title. Risk of loss and title for any items purchased from ingarden pass to you upon delivery of such item to the carrier. You are responsible for filing any claims with carriers for damaged or lost shipments. Shipping. When you place an order for an item through the Site, the item will be shipped to the address you designate as the “Shipping Address” during the check-out process. Damaged or defective items. All damaged packages must be reported to us within 5 business days of receipt. Please do not discard any product(s) or packaging until all shipping issues have been resolved.
Please report damaged packages via info.us@ingarden.com. Please include the following in your message: photo or video of the damaged product(s) or package, description of the damage, serial number.
Subscriptions
Continuous Subscriptions. WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR A SUBSCRIPTION, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT (A) INGARDEN (OR OUR THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSOR) IS AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE YOU ON THE FREQUENCY OF SHIPMENTS YOU MOST RECENTLY SELECTED (E.G., MONTHLY, EVERY TWO MONTHS OR OTHERWISE) FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION (IN ADDITION TO ANY APPLICABLE TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES) FOR AS LONG AS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CONTINUES, AND (B) YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS CONTINUOUS UNTIL YOU CANCEL IT OR WE SUSPEND OR STOP PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE SITES OR PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TERMS. YOU MAY SKIP ANY SHIPMENT OR CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ON OUR SITE AND HEREIN. Cancellation Policy. IN ORDER TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, YOU MUST DO SO AT LEAST FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR NEXT BILLING DATE WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE MY ACCOUNT PAGE. TO CANCEL YOU MUST LOG INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. ANY CANCELLATION RECEIVED WITH LESS THAN FIVE (5) DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT BILLING DATE WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING BILLING PERIOD AND YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES (INCLUDING ANY APPLICABLE TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES) INCURRED PRIOR TO THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
Discounted and Free Trials: From time to time to the extent legally permitted, we may offer discounted and/or free trials of certain subscriptions for specified periods of time without payment or with discounted payment. If we offer you a discounted or free trial, the specific terms of that trial will be provided in the marketing materials describing the particular trial or at registration.
ONCE YOUR DISCOUNTED OR FREE TRIAL ENDS, WE (OR OUR THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSOR) WILL BEGIN BILLING YOUR DESIGNATED PAYMENT METHOD ON A RECURRING BASIS AT THE THEN-APPLICABLE PRICE FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION (PLUS ANY APPLICABLE TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES) FOR AS LONG AS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CONTINUES, UNLESS YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PRIOR TO THE END OF YOUR TRIAL. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANCELING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ARE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM US THAT YOUR DISCOUNTED OR FREE TRIAL HAS ENDED OR THAT THE PAID PORTION OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION HAS BEGUN. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR TERMINATE DISCOUNTED AND/OR TRIALS AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT NOTICE AND IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION
IX. Discount Codes
From time to time, we may offer qualified consumers “discount codes”, “promotional codes”, “promo codes”, or “offer codes” through a variety of promotional activities and communications (collectively referred to herein as “offer codes”) that are redeemable towards a purchase on the Site, subject to certain exclusions or any other restrictions as may be determined and communicated by us. Only valid offer codes provided or promoted by ingarden will be honored at checkout. Codes supplied or promoted by third-parties unauthorized by us (including any unauthorized third-party websites) will not be considered valid. Each offer code provided by us is non-transferable and valid for single use on an item (or items) of merchandise as determined by us. Offer codes may not be combined and customers are limited to the use of a single offer code per order. For online purchases, the code must be entered in the ‘offer code’ field prior to checkout. We are not responsible for lost, stolen, or corrupted codes or any unauthorized use of codes. Offer codes cannot be redeemed for cash or any cash equivalent; no substitutions or credits allowed. The dollar value of any offer code will not be refunded or credited back if any or all of the merchandise is returned. Expiry dates may apply to each offer code. Offer codes are void if copied, transferred, sold, exchanged or expired, and were prohibited. Requests not complying with all offer code requirements will not be honored. Sponsors. From time to time, we may also engage spokespeople, influencers, bloggers, or other individuals or entities who have been compensated or incentivized to speak on behalf of the brand. When you receive an offer code via a third-party source, such as a television or radio show host, please note that such individuals may have been compensated by us for their statements.
X. Creative Ideas
We appreciate hearing from the public and welcome your comments regarding the Site. If you send us creative ideas, suggestions, inventions, or materials (“Creative Ideas”), we will (a) own, exclusively, all now known or later discovered rights to the Creative Ideas; (b) not be subject to any obligation of confidentiality and will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Creative Ideas; and (c) be entitled to unrestricted use of the Creative Ideas for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or any other person.
XI. Reviews
From time to time, we may allow you to post reviews, comments, photos, or similar materials on the Site (collectively, “Reviews”). You agree that any Reviews you submit must not harass, slander, malign, libel, defame, threaten, or otherwise violate any rights of any third-parties and must not include any profanity, obscene, indecent, pornographic, defamatory, or unlawful material. By posting a Review on the Site or submitting one to us in any way, you hereby grant us an unrestricted, assignable, sublicensable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid up license throughout the world to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, transmit, communicate to the public, publicly perform on a through-to-the-audience basis, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit (collectively, “Use”) your Review, for any purpose whatsoever, including the promotion of the Site. You further grant us a royalty-free license to Use the name, image, and likeness of any person identifiable in any Review you provide. By posting or submitting a Review, you waive any and all rights of publicity, privacy, or any other rights of a similar nature. You represent, warrant, and covenant that (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of the Review that you post to the Site, or you have all rights, licenses, consents, and releases that are necessary to grant to us the rights in your Review as contemplated under these Terms, and (ii) the Review you submit does not (A) infringe, misappropriate or violate the rights of any party or entity, including a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, rights of publicity, rights of privacy or other intellectual property or proprietary rights, (B) constitute or result in defamation, libel, slander, or the violation of any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, restrictions on obscenity, child pornography, wiretap laws or other similar restrictions on a nonconsensual recording, or otherwise), or (C) require us to obtain any licenses from or make any payments in any amounts to any third party throughout the world. No Objectionable Content. You agree not to submit Reviews that: (i) are or could be interpreted to be infringing, defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, vulgar, offensive, obscene, pornographic, objectionable, hateful, or promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, or hatred,; or (ii) introduce viruses, time-bombs, worms, Trojan Horses and/or other harmful or malicious code. Monitoring. We have no obligation to monitor this Site or any portion thereof. However, we reserve the right to review any Reviews and remove, delete, redact or otherwise modify such Reviews, in our sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice or further obligation to you. We have no obligation to display or post any Reviews, including your Review. Subject to our Privacy Policy, we reserve the right to disclose, at any time and from time to time, any information or posted content that we deem necessary or appropriate, including without limitation to satisfy any applicable, law, regulation, contractual obligation, legal, dispute process, or governmental request.
XII. DMCA
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials posted on the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a “Notification of Claimed Infringement” requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked. Notices must comply with the DMCA and be sent to ingarden Inc., 8 The Green Suite, # 11296, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
XIII. Other Sites
The Site may include links to third-party websites and applications. You are responsible for evaluating whether you want to access or use them. We are not responsible for and do not endorse any features, content, advertising, products, or other materials on other websites or applications. You assume all risk and we disclaim all liability arising from your use of them. You may link to our Site’s home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
XVI. Use of Site
You agree to use the Site only for its intended purpose. You must use the Site in compliance with all privacy, data protection, intellectual property, and other applicable laws. The following uses of the Site are prohibited. You may not: attempt to interfere with, harm, reverse engineer, steal from, or gain unauthorized access to the Site, user accounts, or the technology and equipment supporting the Site; frame or link to the Site without permission; use data mining, robots, or other data gathering devices on or through the Site; post incomplete, false, or misleading information, impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; disclose personal information about another person or harass, abuse, or post objectionable material; sell, transfer, or assign any of your rights to use the Site to a third party without our express written consent; post advertising or marketing links or content, except as specifically allowed by these Terms; use the Site in an illegal way or to commit an illegal act in relation to the Site or that otherwise results in fines, penalties, and other liability; or access the Site from a jurisdiction where it is illegal or unauthorized.
XV. Disclaimer
We do not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of content, posted by third parties. You accept that any reliance on material posted by third-party service providers will be at your own risk. By using the Site you accept the risk that you might be exposed to content that is objectionable or otherwise inappropriate. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time, including hours of operation or availability of the Site or any feature, without notice or liability. Content Accuracy. We make no representations about accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any contents of the Site. Similarly, we make no representations about accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any data from a third-party service provider or the quality or nature of third-party products or services obtained through the Services. Use the Site at your own risk. We make no promises and disclaim all liability of specific results from the use of the Site. Released Parties Defined. “Released Parties” include ingarden, ingarden, Inc. and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, and licensors. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: (A) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND THE RELEASED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES AS TO PRODUCTS OR SERVICES LISTED ON THE SITE, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (B) THE RELEASED PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED; AND (C) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
XVI. Limited Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF INGARDEN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH, FROM, OR AS A RESULT OF THE SITE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; (v) YOUR RELIANCE ON CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE BY US; OR (vi) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE BY LAW, THE RELEASED PARTIES’ MAXIMUM LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE), WILL NOT EXCEED $10. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any claims, actions, or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from (i) your use of or reliance on any third-party content, (ii) your use of or reliance on any Content, or (iii) your breach of these Terms. We will provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so therefore depending on the country where you reside some of these exclusions and limitations may not apply to you.
XVII. Conflict Resolution
These Terms and the relationship between you and us will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive arbitration of any disputes relating to your use of the Site under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration, to the extent necessary, will be conducted in the city of Dover, Delaware. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of arbiters in this forum and agree to waive all claims of personal or subject matter jurisdiction, to the extent permissible. You also acknowledge and understand that with respect to any dispute arising out of or relating to your use of the Site: YOU AGREE TO ARBITRATION YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE A TRIAL BY JURY YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE, AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR IN ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY, OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF A CLASS OF CLAIMANTS, IN ANY LAWSUIT INVOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTE; AND YOU MUST FILE ANY CLAIM WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM AROSE OR IT IS FOREVER BARRED. The preceding provision regarding applicable law and venue does not apply if you are a consumer based in the European Union. If you are a consumer based in the European Union, these Terms will be subject to the laws of your country of residence and you may bring a claim in front of those courts.
XVIII. Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Terms, we reserve the right, without notice or attendant liability, and in our sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of this Site for any reason or no reason. Upon termination, these Terms will still apply.
XIX. Updating Terms
From time to time, we review these Terms to ensure that they comply with applicable law. Consequently, we reserve the right to update and revise these Terms at any time. We will notify you if these Terms are updated. These Terms are effective on October 12, 2020.
XX. Waiver
Our failure to partially or fully exercise any rights or our waiver of any breach of these Terms by user shall not prevent our subsequent exercise of such right or be deemed a waiver by us of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms. Our rights and remedies under these Terms and any other applicable agreement between you and us shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit our right to exercise any other right or remedy.
XXI. Severability
If any of these Terms is be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that term will be severed and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining term or condition.
XXII. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to this Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written with respect to this Site, except as specifically set forth in these Terms. A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other contracts. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
