Terms of Use

General
Welcome to The Epicentre website. In the interest of continuing to build trust with our customers we want you to understand that through use of our website you are deemed to agree to the terms set forth below as of the date of such use. If you do not want to be subject to these terms please do not use our website. The Epicentre may periodically change these terms and you should review them often. These Terms of Use were last updated on October 6, 2006.

WE WILL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE; HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE OR THAT THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. IF YOU DO FIND INFORMATION YOU BELEIVE IS INACCURATE PLEASE INFORM US VIA EMAIL.

Information Exchange
As part of your use of this website, we may obtain certain information about you which we will hold in confidence according to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy; please click here to read our Privacy Policy describing how we will and will not use information. By using information you submit when you visit this website, The Epicentre may send you emails or other communications on various topics such as news related to food and spices, herbal health, wine and drink, recipes, new products and other subjects related to our web site.

Provided that The Epicentre will not use your information in a way that identifies you personally (unless required by law), please understand that information submitted to or gathered by The Epicentre via this website, may be treated as non-confidential. You agree that all such information may be used by The Epicentre for any purpose without compensation to you.

With regard to the content of any submissions you make to The Epicentre through this website, you agree to remain solely responsible, and agree not to submit materials that are unlawful, defamatory, abusive or obscene. You also agree that you will not submit anything to this website that will violate any right of a third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights.

Copyright and Trademark
The Epicentre grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to view this website, and to download and/or print insignificant portions of materials retrieved from this website provided: (1) it is used only for informational, non-commercial purposes; and (2) you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Except for this grant, no part of this website may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form without our written consent. Please understand that the above grant does not include any linked website.

Unless otherwise noted on this website, all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this website belongs to The Epicentre, one of its affiliates, or to another party that has licensed their material to The Epicentre. The names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying The Epicentre's products and services are proprietary marks of The Epicentre and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Except as expressly provided above, nothing on this website shall be construed as conferring any license or right under copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

Through use of this website, you agree to indemnify and hold The Epicentre harmless for any and all unauthorized uses you may make of any material on this website. You acknowledge the unauthorized use of this website's contents could cause irreparable harm to The Epicentre and in the event of your unauthorized use, The Epicentre will be entitled to an injunction in addition to its other rights.

Health Information
All materials related to health information are provided for educational purposes only. Furthermore, some of this content comes from third parties and unless specifically stated, The Epicentre does not vouch for the correctness of such information. You should always consult a physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to any symptoms or medical condition.

Links
For your convenience, The Epicentre provides links to third party websites and we want you to understand that The Epicentre does not assume any responsibility for the: (1) content of, (2) technology implemented by, or (3) privacy practices of these third party websites. You should review the privacy policy and terms of use for each of these websites to make sure they are acceptable to you. The link to a third party website provided on this website does not imply endorsement of or responsibility for such linked website by The Epicentre and we are not responsible for any information you submit to them.

DISCLAIMER AND LIMIT OF LIABILITY
THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND THE EPICENTRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

A COVERED PARTY (AS DEFINED BELOW) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS) TO YOU CONNECTED WITH USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ITS CONTENT AND REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY COVERED PARTY. "Covered Party" means The Epicentre, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor, or assign of any of them.

The Epicentre does not guarantee that the functions contained on this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that this website or its server will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected even if The Epicentre is aware of them.

Please understand that The Epicentre disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting from, arising out of, or in any way related to: (1) any errors in or omissions from this website, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors; (2) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this website; (3) the unavailability of this website or any portion of this website; (4) your use of this website; or (5) your use of any equipment or software in connection with this website.

Children
Parent should always supervise their children while online. The Epicentre's website is not designed nor intended to collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. So that we may comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we ask that children under the age of thirteen not provide any personal information on this website.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this website and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms.