This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) governs your use of LYGIE.COM website so please read it carefully. After reading this Agreement, should you decide you do not want to be bound by it, please leave the site. If you remain on the site, return to it at a later time, you agree to be bound by this Agreement as it is presented at the time of your use.
Editorial Policy
All posts are written by Lygie and are based on her personal experiences and opinions. Lygie reserves the right to remove any previous posts without notice or explanation. Any comments that are deemed inappropriate by Lygie may be deleted.
Intellectual Property
The content on LYGIE.COM website, including without limitation all trademarks, service marks, and logos, are owned by Lygie and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws. Lygie's intellectual property may not be distributed or reproduced by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or by any information or retrieval system without written permission from Lygie and giving proper credit to LYGIE.COM. In addition, you agree not to modify or exploit in any manner any information and/or material contained on LYGIE.COM without written permission. Lygie expressly reserves all rights not otherwise granted in this clause.
If you believe that anything posted on LYGIE.COM violates a copyright that you own, you may contact Lygie using the “Contact” link on the homepage to have the posting taken down.
Indemnification
You agree to hold LYGIE.COM, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, and suppliers, and each of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), harmless from, and indemnify them for, all damages, costs, expenses and other liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, relating to any claim arising out of or related to: (i) your access to and use of LYGIE.COM website and all services and products offered on the website; (ii) your violation of this Agreement, and any applicable law or the rights of another person or party; (iii) your improper authorization for LYGIE.COM to collect, use or disclose any content provided by you; and (iv) any disclosures made with your permission. At your own expense, you agree to cooperate with any Indemnified Party as reasonably necessary. Indemnified Parties retain the right to take control of any matter that they are indemnified for under this Agreement. You agree not to settle any matter involving an Indemnified Party without the consent of the Indemnified Party.
Disclaimer of Warranties
LYGIE.COM offers opinions for personal use only. Everything stated or implied on this website are the opinions of Lygie and should be taken as opinions only. It is your responsibility to determine whether or not to follow the opinions given by LYGIE.COM. If you choose to act on opinions given by LYGIE.COM, you do so at your own risk. LYGIE.COM makes no express or implied warranties regarding the outcome of your decision to follow or not follow the opinions offered by LYGIE.COM, and Lygie will not be liable for any damages or loss resulting from a decision to follow or not follow the opinions offered on this website and/or during consultations.
Lygie HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY LYGIE.COM ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE NATURE, CONTENT OR ACCURACY (EITHER WHEN POSTED OR GIVEN OR AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME) OF ANY MATERIAL ON THE SITE. Lygie OFFERS CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES. IN ADDITION, LYGIE.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES THAT THIS SITE WILL BE SECURE, ACCESSIBLE CONTINUOUSLY, OR ERROR-FREE.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT ANY WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU, YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT SUCH STATEMENTS, WHETHER MADE ORALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE NONBINDING EXPRESSIONS OF POLICY RATHER THAN AFFIRMATIVE REPRESENTATIONS, OBLIGATIONS, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES. THIS INCLUDES ANYTHING STATED OR IMPLIED DURING A CONSULTATION. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS SECTION AND OTHER TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THIS SECTION WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE.
IN NO EVENT WILL Lygie BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOTIFIED HER ABOUT SUCH DAMAGES. NOR WILL Lygie BE LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE CLAIMS LISTED IN THIS SECTION THAT ARE BROUGHT BY THIRD PARTIES.
Links
LYGIE.COM contains links to other sites. Lygie does not assume responsibility for the content of these sites. If you believe LYGIE.COM has provided a link to illegal or infringing content, please notify Lygie. Lygie will then determine, using her discretion, whether or not to disable the link.
Violations
Access to this site and use of the services and products offered by LYGIE.COM are conditioned on your adherence to this Agreement. If you violate any of this Agreement, you agree that we may deny you access to this site and refuse to provide you with any of the services and products offered by LYGIE.COM. If asked to do so, you agree that you will not access this site.
Complete Agreement
This Agreement is the entire agreement relating to your access to and use of LYGIE.COM website. This Agreement supersedes any prior or contemporaneous representations or agreements. Any rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Lygie.
Modification and Termination
This Agreement may not be modified by employees of LYGIE.COM. Any employee who offers to alter this Agreement or to remove any material from this website is not acting as an agent of LYGIE.COM. You may not rely on and should not act in reliance on any communication from an employee or anyone else claiming to act on behalf of LYGIE.COM. This Agreement can only be modified in two ways. First, this Agreement may be modified with written consent in a notarized agreement signed by Lygie Hinkle. Second, this Agreement may be modified by periodic revisions to this page by LYGIE.COM. As a part of your acceptance of the terms of this Agreement, you agree that LYGIE.COM may modify the terms of this Agreement in its sole discretion, without advance notice. Your continued use of LYGIE.COM website is conditioned on your acceptance of the then-current version of this Agreement. LYGIE.COM will post a notice of any changes to this Agreement for thirty (30) days following any modifications. You agree to review this Agreement at least once every thirty (30) days. Should you disagree with any modifications, your only recourse is to stop using LYGIE.COM website. Your continued use of LYGIE.COM website will indicate your acceptance of the then-current Agreement.
Venue/Governing Law
All disputes arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or Lygie’s ownership, operation or maintenance of this website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal law and the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any such dispute shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Arlington, Virginia.
Construction
If any portion of this Agreement is ruled invalid or otherwise unenforceable, this Agreement shall be deemed amended in order to achieve, as closely as possible, the same effect as originally drafted. Any invalid or unenforceable portion should be construed as narrowly as possible in order to give effect to as much of this Agreement as possible.
Third Party Beneficiary
Squarespace is designated as a third party beneficiary for intellectual property, limitations of liability, limitations of remedy, disclaimers of warranty and indemnification provisions each for the benefit of Squarespace.
