Terms of Use

Effective Date: September 1, 2016

Thank you for shopping at www.LovingLionBooks.com (the “Site”). Lion Books, LLC, which does business as Loving Lion Books, owns the Site and provides services throughout the Site. 

In this document we will call ourselves “Loving Lion Books”, “we”, “our”, or “us”. We will also refer to both the Site and the services available through the Site as the “Services.”

You should read these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any other policies and notices on the Site (collectively the “Terms”) before using any of the Services. Together, these materials contain terms, rules, and other guidelines related to your use of the Services.

When you use the Services, you are agreeing to these Terms, so please do not use the Services if you do not agree. Some parts of the Services may be subject to other terms, guidelines, or rules, including third party terms of use, and if you use those parts, the additional terms will also apply. Because these Terms are legally binding, we want to make sure you understand them, so if you have any questions, please contact us at ourteam@lovinglionbooks.com.

We Reserve the Right to Update and Revise These Terms of Use at Any Time

We are a company that is always growing and striving for the highest quality. When we make changes in our business we review the Terms to make sure they reflect those developments and any changes to the law. Given that, we reserve the right to update and revise the Terms at any time.

We will change the “Effective Date” at the top of this page so you will know when we made our last update. Please review the Terms regularly because once we post any changes, your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy details how we collect and use your information. Please review it if you would like to know more about how we collect, use, and treat your information.

Access to Website

Loving Lion Books may, at any time, in its discretion terminate your access to this Site. Access to the Site may be monitored by Loving Lion Books.  If you are accessing this Site as a representative of an organization, these Terms of Use bind both you individually and the organization and references to "you" and "your" shall be construed to apply to you individually and the organization.

As a condition of your use of this Site, you will not use the Site or the Site information for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You will not use this Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overload or impair the operation of this Site or use by third parties. You shall not post or otherwise transmit to or from this Site by any means any defamatory, libelous, obscene, unlawful, or pornographic material or any other material or information which could result in any civil or criminal liability. 

Certain restricted product information may be available on this Site only to licensed customers or vendors of Loving Lion Books that are registered to receive information via passwords issued by Loving Lion Books. This restricted information is considered confidential and proprietary information of Loving Lion Books and you should not use that information beyond the intended purposes authorized by Loving Lion Books. You shall not transfer your password to unauthorized parties. You will immediately notify Loving Lion Books of any unauthorized use of your password. You are responsible for use of your password. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Site information or area within this Site.

Site information may refer to products, programs or services that are not available in your country. Consult Loving Lion Books for information about the products, programs and services that may be available to you.

Access to Website

We’ve created original art, original words and an original Site to create a beautiful experience that reflects our beautiful, diverse world.  While we tell our children that imitation is the highest form of flattery, we take our intellectual property seriously and ask that you not use ours without our express written permission. 

All of the content that appears on the Services, including without limitation all designs, illustrations, icons, photographs, video clips and written materials, as well as the compilation of the website, Services, and other materials, are the exclusive property of LovingLionBooks.com or our licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. 

All trademarks, service marks, and trade names that appear on the Services and the overall “look and feel” of the Site and Services (collectively the “Marks”) are proprietary to Loving Lion Books, or the respective owners of such Marks. You may not display, reproduce, or otherwise use the content or materials on the Services, including the Marks, without first receiving written consent from Loving Lion Books.

You may not remove or otherwise modify any legal or trademark notices from any content we make available through the Services. Scraping the Services or using other automated or manual means to take our content without our prior consent is expressly prohibited.

Any unauthorized use of any content or materials on the Services is strictly prohibited and violates copyright, trademark, and/or other intellectual property laws, and/or the laws of privacy, publicity, and/or communications regulations and statutes.

If you download or electronically copy and print any of our services, please remember that these are available for your personal, noncommercial use only. Should you choose to download, copy, or forward any site materials via email, no right, title, or interest in those materials will be transferred to you.

We love our material and are glad you do too. If you would like to request authorization to use the materials or content on the Services, please contact us at ourteam@lovinglionbooks.com.

Linking to Us

You may link to our home page, http://www.lovinglionbooks.com, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You may not use any of Loving Lion Books’ proprietary logos, marks, or other distinctive graphics, video, or audio material in your links. You may not link in any manner reasonably likely to 1) imply affiliation with or endorsement or sponsorship by Loving Lion Books; 2) cause confusion, mistake, or deception; 3) dilute Loving Lion Books’ trademarks, service marks or trade names; or 4) otherwise violate applicable law. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. This Website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of this Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice at any time.

Third Party Information

Certain information available on this Site may be provided by other parties. You understand that all such information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials, are the sole responsibility of the originating party and that Loving Lion Books has no responsibility for such content and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content. In no event is the inclusion of a statement about another party, a reference to such other party or a Web link to another party's site an endorsement of such other party, their products or their services. 

Terms of Sale

By placing an order you are offering to purchase a product on and subject to the  terms and conditions outlined in our Shipping and Return Policy.

Correspondence and Your Comments

Although we pride ourselves on quick response times, Loving Lion Books is under no obligation to respond to all pieces of correspondence received through this website, or to maintain your submitted comments in confidence, or to pay compensation of any kind for your comments or submissions.

While we welcome your comments and feedback regarding the Site, our merchandise and our Services, we do not wish to receive any confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials, or information via the Site or any email connection. Please note that all of your comments, feedback, ideas, suggestions, and other submissions that are disclosed or submitted to Loving Lion Books shall become and remain the property of Loving Lion Books.  Any such disclosure or submission by you is a declaration of the full release of all proprietary claims and/or intellectual rights regarding your submission.

There may be times that your submission is similar to an idea Loving Lion Books is developing or has developed. In order to avoid any misunderstanding as to ownership, priority, or rights to any particular idea, you agree that Loving Lion Books shall retain all rights to the products that it develops and you will not contest Loving Lion Books’ rights in those products. You agree that you will bring no legal action against Loving Lion Books and will hold Loving Lion Books harmless for any products Loving Lion Books designs, develops, makes, sells, or markets, even if your submitted idea was similar. 

Termination

We do reserve the right to terminate your right to use the Services or block or prevent your access to the Services, without providing you with notice or reason. In the event of termination, your obligations under these Terms will still continue.

Disclaimer of Liability

Everything on the Site is provided to you "AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. ADDITIONALLY, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVERS MAKING THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE VIRUS FREE." 

It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. We do not warrant that access to the Site or use of the Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Released Parties as defined below do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the result of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.

Neither Loving Lion Books nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, content providers, advertisers, or suppliers or its or their officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or subcontractors (“Released Parties”) shall be liable for any loss or liability resulting, directly or indirectly, from delays or interruptions due to electronic or mechanical equipment failures, denial of service attacks, date data processing failures, telecommunications or Internet problems, utility failures or problems, defects, weather, strikes, walkouts, fire, acts of God, riots, armed conflicts, acts of war or other like causes beyond the reasonable control of Loving Lion Books. Loving Lion Books shall have no responsibility to provide access to this Site while the interruption of this Site due to any such cause shall continue. Loving Lion Books may discontinue providing access to this Site at any time.

Released Parties make no representations or promises to develop, provide or market any software, service or product discussed on this Site, and you shall not rely on the information provided or the prospect of availability of any software, service, or product currently in development or currently anticipated to be made available in the future.

IN NO EVENT WILL ANY MEMBER OF RELEASED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST REVENUE OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF, THIS SITE OR ANY SITE LINKED TO THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NO MEMBER OF RELEASED PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY SITE INFORMATION WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT OR ANY OTHER LAW OR CAUSE OF ACTION.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 

Indemnity

You agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Loving Lion Books, its affiliates, subsidiaries, content providers, advertisers, suppliers, and all our and their directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, and affiliates, from any and all third party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, legal fees) arising from your use the Site, the Services, or your breach of the Terms of Service.

Variation

Loving Lion Books shall have the right in its absolute discretion at any time and without notice to amend, remove or vary the Services and/or any page of this Website.

Invalidity

If any part of the Terms is declared invalid, void or unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of the Terms will not be affected all other clauses remaining in full force and effect. So far as possible where any clause/sub-clause or part of a clause/sub-clause can be severed to render the remaining part valid, the clause shall be interpreted accordingly. Alternatively, you agree that the clause shall be rectified and interpreted in such a way that closely resembles the original meaning of the clause /sub-clause as is permitted by law.

If we do not enforce any part of the Terms, it does not mean we give up the right to later enforce that or any other part of the Terms. In order for any waiver of compliance with the Terms to be binding, we must provide you with written notice of such waiver through one of our authorized representatives.

Jurisdiction

Loving Lion Books controls and operates this Site from Minnesota, in the United States of America. These Terms of Use, and the agreement they create, shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Minnesota. You agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Site shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Agreement to the Terms of Use shall be deemed to have been executed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Minneapolis, Minnesota, expressly waive any objection to such jurisdiction and venue, and further consent that any process, notice of motion or other application to such courts or a judge thereof may be served outside the State of Minnesota by registered or certified mail or by personal service, provided that a reasonable time for appearance is allowed.

Entire Agreement

The Terms and the Privacy Policy and Shipping and Return Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Loving Lion Books and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written with respect to these Services. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Whew, that’s it! Thanks for reading these and, again, for shopping with Loving Lion Books!