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The https://cgcookie.com website (the "Site") is comprised of various web pages operated by CG Cookie, Inc ("CGC"). https://cgcookie.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms"). Your use of https://cgcookie.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.
https://cgcookie.com is an online educator / online community/e-commerce site offering a paid subscription service to access paid content. In addition to offering an online community where people from around the world can interact.
CGC does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of sixteen. If you are under 18, you may use https://cgcookie.com only with the permission of a parent or guardian.
Downloading the entire library to create a local copy of the CGC Library or massive download hoarding is not allowed. Your account may be canceled, removed without notice, and exempt from any and all refunds. Review our full download policy here.
You may cancel your CG Cookie membership at any time for any or no reason.
To cancel your recurring subscription, please visit your subscription tab within your account profile located at https://cgcookie.com/account/subscription. If you have canceled your CG Cookie subscription, you will lose access to all membership courses at the end of your billing period. If you choose to sign back up as a paying member, your billing date will reset to the day you paid.
Unless your subscription plan is offered with a 30-day money-back guarantee, payments are nonrefundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used periods unless otherwise required by applicable law. You may cancel your membership in accordance with these Terms of Service.
If you purchased a subscription plan offered with a 30-day money-back guarantee, you will be entitled to a full refund upon cancellation by contacting us to request a refund at [email protected].
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Once your refund is confirmed, you will lose all access to your CG Cookie membership. CG Cookie has no obligation to consider or grant refund requests (i) for subscription plans purchased with a 7-day or longer free trial; (ii) that do not occur within the first thirty (30) days of your membership or (iii) if there has been a violation of our Terms of Service, Fraud or our Download policy.
You are entitled to one refund only. After your refund, any future subscriptions will no longer qualify for the 30-day money-back guarantee.
https://cgcookie.com may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of CGC and CGC is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. CGC is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by CGC of the site or any association with its operators.
Certain services made available via https://cgcookie.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the https://cgcookie.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that CGC may share such information and data with any third party with whom CGC has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of https://cgcookie.com users and customers.
To review and control specific consents, members may visit the Privacy Center while logged in.
The Internet is full of humans from around the world and this is the most exciting aspect of the internet. CGC believes in and works hard to create a pleasant online community experience while you are using any of the websites in the Network. To help foster and contribute to a “pleasant online community,” there are some ground rules you agree to adhere to, they are as follows:
Not adhering to these ground rules could result in the immediate removal of your account without notification.
Prize(s). The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winners(s) are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or exchangeable for any other prize. All prizes must be redeemed within 30 days of the contest end date unless otherwise stated in the contest's official rules. CG Cookie reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, at its sole discretion.
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use https://cgcookie.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to CGC that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
Content such as site designs, trademarks, logos, and copyrights in and to this website are the property of CG Cookie, Inc.; all rights reserved.
For the avoidance of doubt, CGC does not own or is liable for the media or content uploaded by members on this website and/or Network’s websites, unless created and uploaded by CGC.
You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. CGC content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of CGC and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of CGC or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer; advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages; conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters; download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded, restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service; harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; violate any applicable laws or regulations.
CGC has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, CGC reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. CGC reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
CGC reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in CGC's sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. CGC does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, CGC specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized CGC spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of CGC.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you upload the materials.
The information available on the Website is intended to be a general information resource regarding the matters covered, and is not tailored to your specific circumstance. You should not construe this as legal, accounting or other professional advice. This Website is not intended for use by minors. YOU SHOULD EVALUATE ALL INFORMATION, OPINIONS AND ADVICE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR SPECIALIST, OR WITH YOUR LEGAL, OR OTHER ADVISOR, AS APPROPRIATE.
CGC does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to https://cgcookie.com(including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any CGC Site or our associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting CGC permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. CGC is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in CGC's sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
CGC respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our members to also respect such intellectual property rights. If you believe something on this website or the Network’s websites has infringed your intellectual property rights, please review our “DMCA Take Down Notice” procedures.
The Service is controlled, operated and administered by CGC from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the CGC Content accessed through https://cgcookie.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CGC, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. CGC reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with CGC in asserting any available defenses.
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. CG COOKIE, INC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.
CG COOKIE, INC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. CG COOKIE, INC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CG COOKIE, INC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF CG COOKIE, INC OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.
CGC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Illinois in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and CGC as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. CGC's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of CGC's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by CGC with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and CGC with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and CGC with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.
CGC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which https://cgcookie.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. CGC encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.
CGC welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:
CG Cookie, Inc
25 N. River Lane, STE 10
Geneva, Illinois 60134
Email Address: [email protected]