Stepping Stones Bookstore - terms

This web site, including any web pages accessible through the homepage, (the "Site") is published and maintained by Stepping Stones Bookstore. You can Contact Us online. When you access, browse or use this Site you accept, without limitation or qualification, the terms and conditions set forth below.

Your Right to Use the Site and Its Contents

This Site is only for your personal use. You may not distribute, exchange, modify, sell or transmit anything you copy from this Site, including but not limited to any text, images, audio and video, for any business, commercial or public purpose. As long as you comply with the terms of these Terms and Conditions of Use, Stepping Stones Bookstore grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter, display and use this Site. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Site in any way.

Ownership

All materials on this Site, including but not limited to audio, images, software, text and video clips (the "Content"), are protected by copyright under U.S. copyright law, international conventions, and other copyright laws. You cannot use the Content, except as specified herein. You agree to follow all instructions on this Site limiting the way you may use the Content. There may be proprietary logos, service marks and trademarks found on this Site. By making them available on this Site, Stepping Stones Bookstore is not granting you any license to utilize those proprietary logos, service marks, or trademarks. Any unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and civil and criminal statutes.

If you download any Content from this Site, you may not remove any copyright or trademark notices or other notices that go with it.

Responsibility for User's Material

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening or unlawful material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. Although Stepping Stones Bookstore may from time to time monitor or review bulletin boards, chat rooms, discussions, postings, transmissions and the like on the Site, Stepping Stones Bookstore is under no obligation to do so and assumes no liability or responsibility arising from the contents of any such communications or for any defamation, error, inaccuracy, libel, obscenity or profanity contained in any such communication. Stepping Stones Bookstore may change, edit, or remove any user material or conversations that are illegal, indecent, obscene or offensive, or that violates Stepping Stones Bookstore's policies in any way. Stepping Stones Bookstore will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Stepping Stones Bookstore to disclose the identity of anyone posting such materials.

Stepping Stones Bookstore 's Rights to User's Material

If you send any communications or materials to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any comments, data, questions, suggestions or the like, all such communications are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Thus, you give up any claim that any use of such material violates any of your rights including moral rights, privacy rights, proprietary or other property rights, publicity rights, rights to credit for material or ideas, or any other right, including the right to approve the way Stepping Stones Bookstore uses such material.

Any material submitted to this Site may be adapted, broadcast, changed, copied, disclosed, licensed, performed, posted, published, sold, transmitted or used by Stepping Stones Bookstore anywhere in the world, in any medium, forever. Furthermore, Stepping Stones Bookstore is free to use, without any compensation to you, any concepts, ideas, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. However, you agree and understand that Stepping Stones Bookstore is not obligated to use any such ideas or materials and you have no rights to compel such use.

Transmitted Material

Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to this Site may be read or intercepted by others unless there is a special notice that a particular message (for example, credit card information) is encrypted.

Links

This Site may contain links to other Internet sites on the World Wide Web. Stepping Stones Bookstore provides such links for your convenience only, and is not responsible for the content of any site linked to or from this Site. Links from this Site to any other site do not mean that Stepping Stones Bookstore approves of, endorses or recommends that site. Stepping Stones Bookstore disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, legality, reliability or validity of any content on any other site.

Rules for Children (Under Age 16)

If you are under 16, you should ask your parents or a guardian before you:

• E-mail the Site, or ask us to e-mail anything to you;
• Send in any information;
• Enter any contest or game that requires information about you or offers a prize;
• Join any club or group;
• Post any information on any bulletin board or enter any chat room; or
• Buy anything online.

Availability of Products and Services

The products and services displayed on the Site may not be available for purchase in your particular country or locality. The reference to such products and services on the Site does not imply or warrant that these products or services will be available at any time in your particular location.

Stepping Stones Bookstore's Right to Change These Terms and Conditions of Use or Content on the Site

Stepping Stones Bookstore may add to, change or remove any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use or any terms posted on this Site apply as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use this Site after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. Stepping Stones Bookstore may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any other Content posted on this Site, including features and specifications of products described or depicted on the Site, temporarily or permanently, at any time, without notice and without liability.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Stepping Stones Bookstore and all of its agents, directors, employees, information providers, licensors and licensees, officers and parent, (collectively, "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs), incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in Stepping Stones Bookstore's defense of any claim. Stepping Stones Bookstore reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of Stepping Stones Bookstore.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Damages; Limitation of Liability

YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS SITE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE) IS PROVIDED "AS IS." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE, STEPPINGSTONES BOOKSTORE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (1) FOR THE ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, (2) THAT THE SERVER THAT MAKES THIS SITE AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAY INFECT, HARM OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY WHEN YOU ACCESS, BROWSE, DOWNLOAD FROM OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STEPPINGSTONES BOOKSTORE'S NEGLIGENCE, SHALL STEPPINGSTONES BOOKSTORE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO (A) THE USE OF, (B) THE INABILITY TO USE OR (C) ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THIS SITE, EVEN IF STEPPINGSTONES BOOKSTORE OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

General Provisions

These Terms and Conditions of Use and any additional terms posted on this Site together constitute the entire agreement between Stepping Stones Bookstore and you with respect to your use of this Site. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this Site must be commenced within (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this agreement, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, without reference to its conflicts of law rules.

Confidentiality and Security

Stepping Stones Bookstore adheres to the principles adopted by the The Better Business Bureau Online Privacy Policy with respect to the protection of personal information. In addition, it uses the latest encryption techniques to ensure the confidential nature of the information it exchanges with you. Please refer to the Stepping Stones Bookstore's Privacy Policies for more information in this regard. Be advised, however, that Stepping Stones Bookstore can in no way guarantee the confidential nature of information exchanged with you over the Internet. Despite all the efforts made by Stepping Stones Bookstore to ensure maximum security, the possibility that the confidential nature of exchanges over the Internet can be comprised is a risk that all users must assume. Stepping Stones Bookstore, and its affiliates therefore disclaim any and all liability for damages you might incur resulting from the exchange of information with them.