Terms of service.
By using https://www.raisinglittleexplorers.com (“Website”) or any Raising Little Explorers (“Audrey Rodriguez”) publication, course, product, or service, including all text, graphics, images, materials, opinions, suggestions, ideas, concepts, designs, data, software, sound files, information, marks, and copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, (collectively “Publications”), you expressly agree to all of the following terms and conditions (“Terms”).
If you do not agree to all of these Terms, then do not continue to access the Website, Content, or Publications.
GENERAL USE REQUIREMENTS
By using the Website, you affirm that: (1) you are at least 18 years of age (or have reached the age of majority if that is not 18 years of age where you live) OR you have reviewed these Terms with your parent or guardian and he or she has agreed to these Terms on your behalf and takes full responsibility for your compliance with these Terms (except that children under 13 years old are not allowed to use this Website); (2) you are a legal resident of a country where your access to and use of the Website are permitted; (3) you represent that you are fully able and competent to agree to, abide by, and comply with these Terms; (4) you have read and agree to these Terms and the terms of our Privacy Policy; and (5) the foregoing was true at all times during your use of the Website, even if your use began prior to the effective date of these Terms.
Raising Little Explorers reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time by posting a notice of such modifications in the relevant section of the Website, or by posting a notice in any other conspicuous manner that Raising Little Explorers deems sufficient. Your continued use of the Website will signify your acceptance of the changes to these Terms. Each time you access the Website, such use will constitute acceptance of these Terms, including any amendments or updates that Raising Little Explorers may have made from time to time.
LIMITED USE & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RESERVED
The Content of Raising Little Explorers’ Website and all Publications, including all Intellectual Property Rights in such Content, the Website, and all Publications, are the exclusive property of Raising Little Explorers, unless otherwise specified. As used in these Terms: (1) “Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights granted, applied for, or otherwise, whether now in existence or later acquired, related to any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights laws and all similar equivalent rights or forms of protection, in any part of the world. Raising Little Explorers retains all right, title, and interest in, or to (including any license under), any Intellectual Property Rights arising from, or relating to, the Website Content, Publications, and Raising Little Explorers’ business generally, including all enhancements, modifications, updates, and derivative works; (2) "Content" includes any information provided and hosted on the Website, including its sleep training list, blog, discussion boards, or newsletter, and all new versions, updates, revisions, improvements, and any modifications of the foregoing, to which Raising Little Explorers provides access and use.
No provision of these Terms shall be construed as: (1) granting you, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license (except the limited license specifically stated below) or right to use any the Website, Content, or Publications for the financial gain of yourself or any third party, except with prior written approval and agreement by Raising Little Explorers; (2) releasing, relinquishing, or waiving any of Raising Little Explorers’ Intellectual Property Rights; and (3) Raising Little Explorers reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make any changes to the Website, Content, or Publications that it deems appropriate, necessary, or useful, at any time.
You may use, and Raising Little Explorers grants you this limited, revocable, non-exclusive, license to use the Website, Content, and Publications, only for the limited purpose, and in the context, for which it was provided to you, including to: (1) purchase access to a single print and/or electronic copy (or copies, if applicable, by purchase order indicating purchase of additional copies) of the Content or Publication(s); (2) use it for strictly for personal and noncommercial purposes in accordance with these Terms, and not any revenue generating purpose or other purpose not intended by these Terms; (3) direct third parties to use the Website for their own use, but you may not distribute or provide any third party with access to the Content or Publications nor make the Content or Publications available on a network where the Content or Publications could be downloaded, accessed, or used by others; and (4) create a hyperlink, hashtag, or social media post crediting Raising Little Explorers for its Content and Publications, so long as you do not portray Raising Little Explorers in a false, misleading, derogatory, or defamatory manner, or otherwise paint Raising Little Explorers in a negative light, and the hyperlink, hashtag, or social media post does not contain abusive, offensive, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate content and is not a violation of the rights of Raising Little Explorers or any third party, or applicable law.
The term of this license is effective on your initial use of the Website and contemporaneous acceptance of the Terms, and remains in effect until terminated per these Terms. You may not, and in no way do these Terms confer any right in you to license, sublicense, sell, distribute, or otherwise authorize the use of the Website, Content, or Publications, whether in executable form, source code or otherwise, to or by any third parties.
The limited license granted to you by Raising Little Explorers is not assignable nor sublicensable, and may be revoked at any time and for any reason by Raising Little Explorers. As such, you expressly agree you will not resell, republish, reproduce, distribute, translate, transfer, upload, post, display, rent, lease, sublicense, loan, lend, assign, transfer, modify, translate, adapt, edit, improve, enhance, or create derivative works, or copy (including photocopying, recording, and all other electronic and mechanical methods) any of the Website, Content, or Publications under any circumstances, except with express prior written approval by Raising Little Explorers. You additionally agree, you will not use any data mining or similar data gathering and/or downloading extraction methods (other than page caching) of any portion of the Website, Content, or Publications, except as expressly permitted by these Terms. Special rules regarding use of certain software and other accessibility programs with regard to the Website, Content, and Publications may be included in other areas of the Website and are incorporated into these Terms by reference. Any attempted or actual violation of any term or condition is prohibited and effectively terminates, at the time of such attempted or actual violation, the limited license provided to you. Raising Little Explorers may terminate or limit access by subscribers or account holders who, in Raising Little Explorers’ sole determination, infringe upon Raising Little Explorers’ or any third party’s rights or violate any term or condition of these Terms or any other terms or conditions provided by Raising Little Explorers. Raising Little Explorers may, directly or indirectly, and by any lawful means, suspend, terminate or otherwise deny your access to or use of all or any part of the Website, Content, or Publications, in its sole discretion, for your violation of these Terms, or otherwise, including but not limited to, violation of any other rules or requirements for continued use of the Website, Content, or Publications provided to you by Raising Little Explorers.
You may not to use the Website, Content, or Publications for any revenue generating endeavor or commercial enterprise including but not limited to, using the Website, Content, or Publications to create a website, product, service, or application that is directly or indirectly competitive with or in any way a substitute for any website, product, service, or application offered by Raising Little Explorers.
Upon any expiration or termination of these Terms, except as expressly otherwise provided in this these Terms: (1) All rights, licenses, consents and authorizations granted by Raising Little Explorers to you hereunder will immediately terminate; (2) you shall cease all use of Content and/or Publications; (3) Raising Little Explorers may disable and deactivate any accounts you set up on or to access the Content and/or Publications, and may otherwise prevent you from further accessing the Content and/or Publications; (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, and unless otherwise prohibited by law, with respect to information and materials then in Raising Little Explorers’ possession or control, Raising Little Explorers may retain your Data, which your Data is deleted in Raising Little Explorers’ ordinary course of business; and (5) you will not be refunded any fees paid in connection with the Content and/or Publications.
Except as otherwise specified in a writing signed by Raising Little Explorers, the Content and Publications are provided on an “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Raising Little Explorers, its parent, suppliers, licensors, subsidiaries, affiliates, respective members, employees, independent contractors, agents and representatives make no guarantees or warranties (whether statutory, express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, warranties arising from course of dealing, usage, or trade practice, and non-infringement of information) regarding: (1) the accuracy, quality, functionality, availability, accessibility, reliability, performance, and timeliness of the Website, Content, and Publications, or third-party sites, hyperlinks and content; (2) the use of the Website, its server(s), or any third-party site or server(s) as safe or free from malware, viruses, and other hardware and software damaging causes; (3) any information or Content posted or hosted on the Website, for any purpose; (4) satisfaction of any local, state, or federal law, regulations, orders, or directives for software compliance, or required disclosures of information on prescription drugs, food products, supplements, vitamins, or any other packaging descriptions and required disclosures; and (5) whether any products, the Website, Content, or Publications will meet your or any third party’s requirements, operate without interruption, achieve any of your intended results, be compatible with any application, systems, or other services.
You represent and warrant to Raising Little Explorers, you are duly authorized and empowered to accept (whether on behalf of yourself or any organization, entity, or enterprise other than on behalf of yourself, including work as an independent contractor or employee), and you do accept without fraud, duress, or undue influence, these Terms. Additionally, you and any applicable associated third-party organization, entity, or enterprise, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend, and hold Raising Little Explorers, its parent, and subsidiaries harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, suits, injuries, losses, damages, penalties, expenses, and all other costs and actions or proceedings brought against Raising Little Explorers, based upon (or arising as a result of) a violation of these Terms. Any waiver by Raising Little Explorers of any right or remedy under these Terms is not a waiver of any other right or remedy of the same kind, or subsequent right or remedy.
ACCESS
Raising Little Explorers will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide you with consistent access to the Website by hosting, managing, operating, and maintaining the Website for remote access and use by you, including employing any security measures in accordance with applicable industry standards, and excluding: (1) scheduled downtime; (2) maintenance downtime or degradation due to force majeure event(s); (3) suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Website in accordance with these Terms; and (4) any other circumstances beyond Raising Little Explorers’ reasonable control.
Raising Little Explorers does not guarantee availability of the Website, Content, or Publications. Accordingly, you agree to hold Raising Little Explorers harmless for any unavailability, downtime, etc. of the Website, the Content, and Publications.
THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS
Raising Little Explorers utilizes Squarespace, a website hosting platform. Raising Little Explorers may provide links to third party sites and content, including Squarespace, Google Adsense, and social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for your convenience or marketing purposes. You understand Raising Little Explorers does not monitor or control any third-party site or content, and Raising Little Explorers makes no representation, warranty, guarantee, affiliation, or endorsement regarding the quality, content, nature, reliability, or rights of any such third-party site or content. You understand, by leaving our Website, additional terms and conditions may apply with respect to the third-party site, products, and content. Any dealings between you and a third party are solely between you and that third party, and Raising Little Explorers is not liable for any losses, damages, injuries, liabilities, penalties, expenses, or any other costs incurred by you based upon, relating to, or arising as a result of, your relationship with such third party, its site, content, services and/or products. You expressly waive any right you may have, or may later acquire, to name Raising Little Explorers as a party to any such proceeding, under any circumstances, and understand Raising Little Explorers will not be a party to any such proceeding.
PURCHASES
You represent and warrant to Raising Little Explorers, its subsidiaries, parent companies, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, and assigns: (1) you will pay Raising Little Explorers the full retail price plus any applicable taxes in U.S. dollars as consideration for any retail purchas(es) of Publications and Content, via PayPal, a third-party payment processor, or as otherwise directed by Raising Little Explorers; (2) any information (including payment profile information, contact information, and necessary authorizations) associated with your PayPal, or other payment processor, account and the purchase is complete, current, and accurate; (3) you may incur and will pay any separate fees, expenses, charges and other obligations associated with third-party terms and conditions, including the third-party payment processor services above-listed (Podia, as applicable), and internet or other service providers necessary to view and/or use the Publications and Content; and (4) you will authorize your credit company, bank, or other payment organization to dispense the payment in full at the time of the purchase. Raising Little Explorers may, but is not required to, accommodate any change in your shipping address, and is not liable for any overage fees, fees associated with insufficient funds, or other payment penalties resulting from the purchase. You understand Raising Little Explorers may retain any information related to purchases in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
You may contact Raising Little Explorers via email at hello@raisinglittleexplorers.com with any questions or concerns. Raising Little Explorers reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether or not to replace any items lost in shipping, and will address customer services inquiries on a case by case basis. No refunds or returns will be accepted.
Raising Little Explorers may limit the sale of its Content and Publications, in its sole discretion, and may change (at any time and for any reason) the descriptions, pricing, and shipping costs for Content and Publications, including discontinuing any Content or Publications, acceptance or denial of any promotion, and/or changes to any offer to sell, the Content or Publications.
USER INTERACTIONS, DEVICES, & DATA
You agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Website, Content, or Publications and specifically agree you will not: (1) access data not available to your user account and server; (2) reverse engineer, scan, test, disassemble, decompile, decode, decrypt, or probe the Website and its system, network, and servers, in breach of security or authentication measures; (3) interfere with service to any customer or user of Raising Little Explorers, whether by submitting a virus to the Website, overloading, flooding, spamming, mailbombing, crashing, or otherwise; (4) send unsolicited messages, promotions, or advertisements to Raising Little Explorers or its customers or users; (5) forge any transmission control protocol or intellectual property packet headers, information, emails, newsgroups or social networking post; (6) store, create, distribute, post, transmit, or otherwise publish content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of the privacy or violates the rights of Raising Little Explorers or any third party, or is abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent, or otherwise inappropriate, encourages or incites violence or insurrection, is confidential or protected or proprietary information, or any content which violates any local, state, or federal law, or which misrepresents your affiliation with Raising Little Explorers or any third party; (7) damage, destroy, disrupt, impair, interfere with or otherwise impede Raising Little Explorers’ Website, Content, or Publications, or Raising Little Explorers’ provision of services to any third party; or (8) attempt any of the above-listed actions.
You agree that you will, at all times: (1) set up, maintain and operate in good repair all of your devices or systems on, or through, which the Website or any Content or Publication is accessed or used; and (2) provide all cooperation and assistance as Raising Little Explorers may reasonably request to enable Raising Little Explorers to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under these Terms. You represent and warrant that maintenance of your data, its content and use, and your devices (including maintenance, security, accessibility and use of such), to prevent any third-party access or use of the Content and Publications, including all results obtained from, and all conclusions, decisions and actions based on, such access or use, whether with or without your knowledge or consent, and understand that any results, conclusions, decisions, and actions of any third-party based on such access or use by or through your devices or any other means controlled by you, is your sole responsibility. You indemnify and hold Raising Little Explorers harmless for any losses, liabilities, damages, and claims brought by you or any third party arising from, or as a result of, a violation of the foregoing.
By submitting, storing, creating, distributing, posting, transmitting, or otherwise publishing any content on Raising Little Explorers’ Website, you grant to Raising Little Explorers, its parent, subsidiaries, licensors, affiliates, and assigns, an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual and nonexclusive license to use, store, analyze, transmit, reproduce, modify, alter, adapt, publish, translate, create derivatives works from, distribute, display, and otherwise control such content in any manner or media relating to the Content or Publications, without any compensation owed to you. Additionally, you warrant to Raising Little Explorers, any such submission, distribution, post, transmission or publication is not in violation of any provision of these Terms, or any other terms and conditions, intellectual property rights, legal agreements, etc. (including any required authorizations) of you or any third party. Raising Little Explorers will control and may protect any data submitted by you to Raising Little Explorers in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
Raising Little Explorers reserves the right to remove, delete, negate, or otherwise object to any content you store, create, distribute, post, transmit, or otherwise publish on the Website. In addition to the above-listed restrictions you will not post any content promoting health claims, benefits, or advantages to using any particular type or brand of products, or content which inhibits any other customer of Raising Little Explorers from use and enjoyment of the Website.
Raising Little Explorers will employ security measures in accordance with applicable industry practice.
INDEMNIFICATION & LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
In addition to any and all other indemnification obligations and limitations on liability stated above, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Raising Little Explorers from and against all liability, damages, loss, cost or expense, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out of or in connection with any claims that: (1) your use or access of the Website, Content, or Publications infringes or otherwise violates any rights of any such third party; (2) your use or access of the Website, Content, or Publications in contravention of these Terms; (3) your provision of, or Raising Little Explorers’ use of your data has caused damage to, infringed the rights of, or caused the dissemination or unauthorized access of the data of, any third party; and/or (4) your provision of, or Raising Little Explorers’ use of your data caused damage to a third party including but not limited to as a result of Harmful Code, whether negligent or intentional.
You agree that your sole and exclusive remedy for any dispute with Raising Little Explorers is to stop your use of or access of the Website, Content, and Publications. In no event shall Raising Little Explorers, Raising Little Explorers’ parent, licensors, subsidiaries, affiliates, respective members, employees, independent contractors, licensors, licensees, assignees, agents, or representatives be liable for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages, including physical injury or loss, death, wrongful death, loss of profits, loss of data, loss of records, property damage, products liability, strict liability, whether brought in tort or contract, arising out of or relating to: (1) the Website, Content, and Publications; (2) any third party content or site; (3) use of, or inability to use, the Website or any third party’s website. Such prohibited damages include, but are not limited to, lost profits, data loss, business damage, or damages that are not reasonably foreseeable. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or other specific types of damages. To the extent you reside in any such jurisdictions, this paragraph will not apply to you.
LAW AND VENUE
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. If a dispute arises, you will notify and allow Raising Little Explorers to resolve any dispute before initiating the arbitration process. If, and only if, Raising Little Explorers does not resolve the dispute within 60 days from the date your notice is received, then you may initiate the arbitration process. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and agree to submit any dispute with Raising Little Explorers, its parent, and subsidiaries to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), before a single arbitrator, governed by the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules, in the County of San Francisco, State of California, or any other county which Raising Little Explorers reasonably chooses at the time of the dispute, rather than in court or any other legal proceeding and expressly waive any right to jury or bench trial or any other court or legal proceeding. The parties shall share equally the cost of arbitration, including any filing fees and arbitration fees. Unless otherwise ordered by the arbitrator, each party shall be responsible for all other respective fees and costs, including but not limited to fees for attorneys or expert witnesses. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so. However, Raising Little Explorers may seek immediate injunctive relief in a court of law, in addition to any other remedy provided for by these Terms or under applicable law, if you violate any of term or condition (wholly or in part). Any claim or lawsuit arising out of these Terms must be filed no more than six (6) months after the due date of the occurrence that is the subject of the claim or lawsuit, or within the applicable statute of limitations, whichever expires first, and YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY OTHER STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PERIOD OF LONGER THAN SIX (6) MONTHS.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT INDIVIDUALLY, AND YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR COLLECTIVE PROCEEDING against Raising Little Explorers and/or its related parties or entities for any and all claims related to Raising Little Explorers’ Website, Content, Publications, these Terms, or otherwise including or related to Raising Little Explorers. The provisions of this paragraph survive the termination of your use of the Website, Content, and Publications.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision (wholly or in part) of these Terms is determined to be void and unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of these Terms (wholly or in part) shall be subject to partial enforcement. If no such interpretation is possible, then the unenforceable provision shall be deemed struck and the remainder of these Terms shall remain valid and enforceable.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Individuals may experience seizures, headaches, blackouts, dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness or vision, confusion, disorientation, involuntary movement, convulsions, or other symptoms when exposed to certain visual images, including patterns or flashing lights. If you experience any symptoms, discontinue use of the Website, Content, and Publications and consult a qualified healthcare provider.
Headings used in these Terms are for reference only and do not affect the interpretation or enforcement of any term or condition.
These Terms will inure to the benefit of Raising Little Explorers, its parents, subsidiaries, and successors in interest, including successors through merger, consolidation, or sale of substantially all of Raising Little Explorers’ ownership or assets.
Raising Little Explorers may receive commission from products and services sold on affiliated websites. For a list of Raising Little Explorers affiliations and conditions, please contact Raising Little Explorers at hello@raisinglittleexplorers.com.
These Terms survive termination of your use of the Website, Content, and Publications.