Introduction
Welcome to Corks+Forks!
These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations of use of Website.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Country refers to: British Columbia, Canada
The Provider (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to CorksPlusForks.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Service refers to the Website.
Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service.
Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
Website refers to CorksPlusForks accessible from https://corksplusforks.com
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Your Content means all works and materials (including without limitation text, graphics, images, that you submit to us or through Website for storage or publication on, processing by, or transmission via, Website.
Acknowledgment
By using Website, You accept these terms and conditions in full. If You disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, You must not use Website. Should You register with Website, submit any material to Website, or use any of Website services, we will explicitly ask You to agree to these terms and conditions. You must be at least 18 years of age to use Website. By using Website or agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, You warrant and represent to Us that You are at least 18 years of age.
We employ the use of cookies. By using Website or agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, You consent to Our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of Our Privacy and Cookies Policy.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by us.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.
We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that You visit.
Copyright notice
Unless otherwise stated, CorksPlusForks and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on this website. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You are granted limited license only for purposes of viewing the material contained on this website and only for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.
CorksPlusForks does not hold the copyright ownership on all content whose authors are referenced/mentioned; such content belongs exclusively to the respective authors. The content in question includes, but is not limited to, images of dishes, wines and wineries, as well as recipes submitted by Our readers.
License to use website
By using Website, You are allowed to:
(1) view pages from Website in a web browser;
(2) download pages from Website for caching in a web browser;
(3) print pages from Website;
(4) stream audio and video files from Website;
(5) use Website services by means of a web browser, subject to the other provisions of these terms and conditions.
Acceptable use
You are not allowed to:
(1) use Website in any way or take any action that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the performance, availability or accessibility of the website;
(2) use Website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity;
(3) use Website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software;
(4) conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to Website without Our express written consent;
(5) access or otherwise interact with Website using any robot, spider or other automated means.
Affiliate Marketing
This Website occasionally participates in affiliate marketing. This means that if you use an affiliate link to make a purchase, the Website earns a commission. We strive to disclose affiliate links in compliance with FTC guidelines. Please note that this Website is a participant in the Drizzly and Rouxbe affiliate advertising program, which allows content creators to earn advertising fees.
Registration and accounts
To be eligible for an account on Website, You must 18 years of age. You may register for an account with Website by completing and submitting the account registration form on Website, and clicking on the verification link in the email that will be sent to You. You are not allowed to use any other person’s account to access the website without that person’s express permission to do so. You must notify us in writing immediately if You become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or if You believe that your account might be in any way compromised.
You are responsible for any activity on Website arising out of any failure to keep your password confidential, and may be held liable for any losses arising out of such a failure.
Cancellation and suspension of account
We may suspend your account, cancel your account, and/or edit your account details at any time in Our sole discretion without notice or explanation. You may also cancel your account on Website by accessing your account settings on the website.
Your content: license
You grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, sub-license, store, adapt, publish, translate and distribute Your Content in any existing or future media. You also grant to us the right to bring an action for infringement of the rights licensed under.
Your Content: rules
You warrant and represent that Your Content will comply with these terms and conditions. Your Content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any person’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action against any person, in each case in any jurisdiction and under any applicable law.
Your Content, and the use of Your Content by us in accordance with these terms and conditions, must not:
(1) be libelous or maliciously false;
(2) be obscene or indecent;
(3) infringe any copyright, moral right, database right, trade mark right, design right, right in passing off, or other intellectual property right;
(4) infringe any right of confidence, right of privacy or right under data protection legislation;
(5) constitute negligent advice or contain any negligent statement;
(6) constitute an incitement to commit a crime, instructions for the commission of a crime or the promotion of criminal activity
(7) be in contempt of any court, or in breach of any court order;
(8) be in breach of racial or religious hatred or discrimination legislation;
(9) be blasphemous;
(10) be in breach of official secrets legislation;
(11) be in breach of any contractual obligation owed to any person;
(12) depict violence in an explicit, graphic or gratuitous manner;
(13) be pornographic, lewd, suggestive or sexually explicit;
(14) be untrue, false, inaccurate or misleading;
(15) consist of or contain any instructions, advice or other information which may be acted upon and could, if acted upon, cause illness, injury or death, or any other loss or damage;
(16) constitute spam;
(17) be offensive, deceptive, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, harassing, anti-social, menacing, hateful, discriminatory or inflammatory
Technology Disclaimer
We shall not be liable for any losses or damages of any kind related to any websites, course hosting platforms or any other technology used in the delivery of the Website being unavailable or unusable for any reason whatsoever.
Disclaimed for Recipes and Food and Wine Pairing Recommendations
From time to time, this Website will publish wine reviews content with recipes recommendations. All such recipes have been tried and used successfully, but results may vary from person to person. By voluntarily creating and using any recipe provided here, you assume the risk of any potential injury that may result.
“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty or condition of any kind, either expressed or implied. We expressly disclaim all warranties and conditions, including any statutory or implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment or non-infringement in respect to the Service, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law. While We endeavour to provide content that is correct, accurate and timely, no representations or warranties are made regarding the Service including, without limitation, We provide no representation or warranty that (i) the Service will be accurate, reliable, complete, current, timely or suitable for any particular purpose, (ii) that the operation of the Website hosting platform will be uninterrupted or error-free, (iii) that defects or errors in the Website will be corrected, (iv) that the Website hosting platform will be free from viruses, malware, worms or other harmful components, and (v) that communications to or from the Website will be secure and/or not intercepted. You acknowledge and agree that You are using the Program at your own risk and liability.
Limitation of Liability
Subject to applicable law, in no event shall the Provider and its partners, employees, consultants, agents or licensors be liable for damages of any kind including, without limitation, any direct, special, indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages including, without limitation, any loss or damages in the nature of or relating to lost business, lost savings, lost data or lost profits arising from your use of, reliance upon, or inability to use the Website, regardless of the cause and whether arising in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence), or otherwise. The foregoing limitation shall apply even if the Provider knew of or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages.
Release and Indemnity
You hereby agree to release Us and Our partners, employees, consultants, agents and licensors from, and in no event shall any or all of the Providers and their partners, employees, consultants, agents or licensors be liable to You or any other person or entity, for any and all liabilities and damages (including any direct, indirect, special, exemplary or consequential damages, including lost profits) whatsoever arising from your use of the Website or otherwise relating to this Agreement and You agree that your sole remedy for any claim, loss, damage, costs or expenses is to cease using the Website. You will indemnify and hold harmless Us and Our partners, employees, consultants, agents or licensors from and against any claims, losses, judgments, damages, costs and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable legal fees) incurred by any of them due to or resulting from your use of the Website or otherwise relating to this Agreement (including any breach by you thereof). You will also indemnify and hold harmless Us and Our partners, employees, consultants, agents or licensors from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the Website or its content.
Translation Interpretation
These Terms and Conditions may have been translated if We have made them available to You on our Service. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.
Changes to These Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.
By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.
Breaches of these terms and conditions
Without prejudice to Our other rights under these terms and conditions, if You breach these terms and conditions in any way, or if we reasonably suspect that You have breached these terms and conditions in any way, we may:
(1) send You one or more formal warnings;
(2) commence legal action against You, whether for breach of contract or otherwise; and/or
(3) suspend or delete your account on Website.
Assignment
You hereby agree that we may assign, transfer, sub-contract, or otherwise deal with Our rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions. You may not without Our prior written consent assign, transfer, sub-contract, or otherwise deal with any of your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.
Third party rights
A contract under these terms and conditions is for Our benefit and your benefit, and is not intended to benefit or be enforceable by any third party. The exercise of the parties’ rights under a contract under these terms and conditions is not subject to the consent of any third party.
Entire agreement
This is the entire agreement between the Participant and the Provider relating to your access and use of the Program and the content therein.
last modified: December 2023
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