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Our Terms & Conditions.

Last updated February 14, 2023.

This Terms & Conditions Policy describes how we, Islands to Cottages, manage our website at https://islandstocottages.com/. By visiting our website and using our products and/or services, you agree expressly to our Terms & Conditions Policy.

For more information on our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information when you visit our website, make a purchase and/or use our products and/or services, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

For more information on what cookies we use, how we use them and why, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Foreword.

At Islands to Cottages, we like to keep things simple. However, due to business requirements, please read carefully the following thorough Terms & Conditions highlighting several aspects of the behind the scene of this website. This Policy describes the Terms & Conditions of our entity, also referred to as “Islands to Cottages”, “Us”, “Our”, “our Website” and “We”.

This website is operated by Islands to Cottages. All throughout the website, we provide our users with information, services and products, conditioned upon your acceptance of all Terms & Conditions stated in the present Policy. When you use our website, our services and/or order products from us, you are agreeing to comply with the following Terms & Conditions.

Section 1. Ownership And Usage Of Content.

Our website, its materials, content, products, design, text, graphics, and all pertaining files were produced for the purpose of providing our users with access to relevant information about sustainability, mindfulness and accessibility with a focus on our Province of operation, Nova Scotia. Our website, its materials, content, products, design, text, graphics, and all pertaining files are the sole property of Islands to Cottages, and are protected under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries. Neither our website nor any portion of its content may be, in whole or in part, copied, reproduced, duplicated, republished, uploaded, posted, distributed, displayed, sold, resold, transferred, exploited or modified without the express written permission of Islands to Cottages, except that you may share, display and print the content that has been purposefully created to be shared, displayed and printed for your personal and non-commercial use only, and provided that you exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials shared, displayed and printed, that you indicate both the complete title of the materials shared, displayed and printed, as well as the rightful author (where available), and that you indicate that the reproduction is a copy of the version available at [URL where original document is available].

Unauthorized use of our website and/or the content it contains may violate applicable copyright, trademark or other intellectual property laws or other laws. Where information has been produced or copyright is not held by the Government of Canada, the materials are protected under the Copyright Act, and international agreements. Details concerning copyright ownership are indicated on the relevant page(s). You must retain all copyright and trademark notices, including any other proprietary notices, contained within the content on this web site.

Section 2. Use Of The Website.

By visiting our site and/or purchasing from us, you engage in our services and agree to be bound by the following Terms & Conditions. These Terms & Conditions apply to all users of the site regardless of their status, involvement and purpose within the website. Please read them carefully before accessing or using our Website. By accessing or using any part of our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree to all the Terms & Conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any of our services and/or products. As the user, you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not unreservedly accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this website is at your own risk. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this website at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our website. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our website. Under no circumstances we will be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, liability for any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content transmitted via our website.

We do not control how the content we provide on our platform is used. As such, we do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of our content of origin once this content is shared or privately transmitted with third parties. No user shall transmit content or share content within any activities that is prohibited by law in any applicable jurisdiction, including laws governing intellectual property.

You may not use our products and/or services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws). You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature. In our sole discretion, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to us and without any liability whatsoever, we may terminate or restrict your access to any component of our website at any time and without notice. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

Section 3. Prohibited Uses.

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms & Conditions, you are prohibited from using our website or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to send unlawful requests such as spam or phish; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of our products and/or services or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of our services for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Section 4. Errors, Inaccuracies And Omissions.

Occasionally there may be information on our site or in our products or services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and/or illustrative or pricing errors that may relate to product and/or services descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in our website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order). We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information on our website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied on our website, should be taken to indicate that all information on our website has been modified or updated.

Section 5. Links And Third Party Providers.

Our website is our platform for eCommerce. In order to fulfill our contract with you, we need third party providers to help provide our services, support the functionality of our website, and improve your experience as the customer. Our providers include our Web host BlueHost, our gateway payment provider PayPal, our translation plugin TranslatePress, our eCommerce platform provider WooCommerce and our website platform provider WordPress.org.

Certain content, materials, products and services available via our website may include content, materials, products or services from third party providers and/or links that may direct you to websites owned or operated by other entities which are not associated or affiliated with us or our direct third party providers. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, investigation or verification by us or our third party providers of the linked website or information contained therein or of their security or privacy practices.

Islands to Cottages and our third party providers shall not be responsible for examining or evaluating the content or for the accuracy, currency or reliability of the content of such websites and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third party content, materials, products or services, or any harm or damages related to any materials, products or services of third party providers, or any transactions made in connection with any third party. We do not offer any guarantee in that regard and are not responsible for the information found through these links, and do not endorse the sites and their content. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of third party services. Our Privacy Policy applies only when you are on our Website. Once you go to another website, take care to read that website’s Privacy Policy before disclosing any Personal Information. The Personal Information you provide on these links may be stored outside of Canada. The subsequent use and disclosure of your Personal Information would not be subject to the protections or provisions of Nova Scotia privacy laws. If you decide to access other websites, please be advised that you do so at your own risk.

You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to those third party providers without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. Any use by you of services offered through the site by third party providers is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms which are provided by the relevant third party providers. We recommend that you review carefully the third party policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third party materials, products or services should be directed to the third party. Framing of our website https://islandstocottages.com/ or any of its content in any form and by any method is strictly prohibited. We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through our website which shall be subject to the present Terms & Conditions.

Section 6. Disclaimer Of Warranties; Limitation Of Liability And Maximum Liability.

We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our products and/or services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of our products and/or services will be unreservedly accurate or reliable. You agree that from time to time we may remove the products and/or services for indefinite periods of time or remove our products and/or services at any time, without notice to you. You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, our products and/or services is at your sole risk. The products and/or services delivered to you are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

In no case shall Islands to Cottages and our third party providers and respective parent, directors, officers, subsidiaries, consultants, representatives, affiliates, partners, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, and employees be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, Islands to Cottages or any of our third party providers should be found liable for any loss or damage which should arise out of or be in any way connected with any of the functions or uses of https://islandstocottages.com/ or its content, the liability of Islands to Cottages or any of our third party providers shall in no event exceed in the aggregate $1 CAD.

Section 7. Pricing, Availability, Modifications And Provision Of Our Products And Services.

All our prices are quoted in Canadian Dollar currency and, unless otherwise stated, do not include shipping charges, GST, PST, QST or HST. All prices quoted are payable in Canadian Dollars. Prices for our products and services are subject to change without prior notice. Please note that all availability of our products and services are subject to change without notice. We make every effort to provide you with the most accurate information and to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor’s display of any color will be accurate. We make every effort to keep items in stock. However, due to the very nature of our eco-minded business set on sustainability and the limitations inherent to the use of online marketplace platforms, some of our products and services listed on our website are limited series and/or one of a kind and therefore may no longer be available at the time you finalize your order. Successful orders will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, no holds. Please continue to check for any products or services that might become available in the future and do contact us for more information on a certain product you would like to order. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue our products and/or services (or any part or content thereof) without prior notice at any time. We shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the products and services we offer.

We reserve the right to limit the sales of our products and/or services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products and/or services that we offer, and/or reject, correct, cancel or refuse orders, and to terminate accounts, in our discretion, including, without limitation, if we believe that customer conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to the interests of Islands to Cottages or any third parties.

All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. Any offer for any product and/or service made on this site is void where prohibited. We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the service will be corrected.

When ordering our products and/or services, your order shall be deemed to be accepted only at the point when we send you a shipping confirmation email to the email address you provided. If you wish to cancel an order, you may request a cancellation by filling our “Contact Us” form [Re: Order Cancellation]. However, your cancellation request may not be effective if we do not receive and process your cancellation request before we confirm shipment of your order.

Pursuant to our pledge to be a sustainable organization we, at Islands to Cottages, are actively committed to our responsibility in lowering our carbon footprint over all of our actions. We abide by strict sustainability standards over all aspects of our business. This includes restricting to the strict necessary any shipment of items when it is avoidable to do so due to the greenhouse gases emissions pertaining to the very process of shipping goods. Therefore, local pick-up is strongly encouraged whenever possible. Otherwise, our products and services may still be purchased and shipped. Please read our Shipping Policy and Return Policy for further information about our shipping and return guidelines.

Section 8. Accuracy Of Billing And Account Information.

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e‑mail and/or billing address and/or phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors. You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

Section 9. Personal Information And Privacy.

Your submission of personal information through our Website is entirely voluntary and governed by our Privacy Policy. Please review careful your Privacy Policy before making submissions or interactions with our website. By using our Website you agree to our Terms & Conditions stated in our Privacy Policy. You consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Personal Information is information about you that is recorded in any form and that can be used to identify you. Personal Information may include but is not limited to your name, contact information, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number and payment information, internet service provider, type of web browser or operating system, IP address, time zone, cookies installed on your device and/or crash log.

This information is collected automatically in order for us to fulfill our contract with you, the customer. We may use your personal information to respond to your inquiries, compile statistics and reports, consult you about topics that might interest you, enable you to participate in outreach activities, and/or allow for the sharing of opinions, knowledge, expertise and best practices. You have the legal right not to provide us with any of the aforementioned Personal Information, however please note that doing so may prevent us from fulfilling our contract with you. You can ask to access Personal Information that you have given us or that may have been created when you have interacted with us. We don’t collect and retain this information with the intention of it being retrievable, so if you request access to it, please give the date and time of the interaction and any other details that could help us retrieve it. If you wish to exercise your right to access your Personal Information, please contact us by filling up the form “Contact Us” [Re: Access Personal Information].

Section 10. Payment Information.

Due to business requirements, we use third party providers to operate our eCommerce platform. You understand that your data (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

Section 11. User Comments, Feedback And Other Submissions.

You agree that we may, at any time and without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium we may decide any entries from our users, may it be comments, creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or any other materials of any kind, whether online, by email, by postal mail or otherwise, that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments and/or interactions in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments and/or interactions; or (3) to respond to any comments and/or interactions; or (4) be liable in any way to the comments and/or interactions responses.

We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable in any way or violates any party intellectual property or these Terms & Conditions. You agree that your comments and/or interactions will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments and/or interactions will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, and/or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of our services. You may not use a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments and/or interactions posted by you or any third party.

Section 12. Indemnification.

You shall agree to indemnify, defend and save harmless Islands to Cottages and our third party providers and respective parent, directors, officers, subsidiaries, consultants, representatives, affiliates, partners, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, licensors, service providers, subcontractors and employees from and against any claim, cause of action or demand, including without limitation reasonable legal, accounting and other professional fees, brought as a result of your use of https://islandstocottages.com/ and/or due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms & Conditions or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

Section 13. Severability.

In the event that any provision of these Terms & Conditions is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms & Conditions, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

Section 14. Termination.

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes. These Terms & Conditions are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms & Conditions at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our products and/or services, or when you cease using our Website, but you as a user are still bound to our Terms & Conditions further to the content and/or products and/or services you have acquired from our Website and through our products and/or services. If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms & Conditions, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our products and/or services (or any part thereof).

Section 15. Entire Agreement.

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms & Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to our products and services constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of our products and services, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of our Terms & Conditions). Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms & Conditions shall not be construed against the drafting party.

Section 16. Governing Law.

These Terms & Conditions and any separate agreements whereby we provide you products and/or services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada.

Section 17. Changes To Terms & Conditions.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, and for any reason, to update, change, modify, supplement, amend or replace any part of these Terms & Conditions without any notice or liability to you or any other person, by posting revisions, updates and/or changes of our Terms & Conditions on our Website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. You can review the most current version of or Terms & Conditions at any time at this page. Your continued use of or access to our Website or our products and/or services following the posting of any changes to these Terms & Conditions constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Section 18. Contact Us.

After reviewing this Policy, if you wish to receive further information regarding our Terms & Conditions or if you have any questions comments, concerns or complaints pertaining to our Terms & Conditions, please contact us [Re: Terms & Conditions].