Terms of Use


General


Changes

We may amend the General Terms, any Additional Terms, or our Policies, at any time with notice that we deem to be reasonable in the circumstances and in accordance with applicable law or code of conduct, by posting the revised version on our website or communicating it to you through the Services (each a "Revised Version"). The Revised Version will be effective as of the time it is posted. Your continued use of the Services after the posting of a Revised Version constitutes your acceptance of such Revised Version.

Limitations

You may not, nor may you permit any third party, directly or indirectly, to:

  • (a) directly or indirectly export the Services, which may be subject to export restrictions imposed by Canadian law, including the Exports and Imports Permit Act (Canada);
  • (b) access or monitor any material or information on any Excella Kennels system using any manual process or robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means;
  • (c) except to the extent that any restriction is expressly prohibited by law, violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on any Service, work around, bypass, or circumvent any of the technical limitations of the Services, use any tool to enable features or functionalities that are otherwise disabled in the Services, or decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Services;
  • (d) perform or attempt to perform any actions that would interfere with the proper working of the Services, prevent access to or use of the Services by our other customers, or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
  • (e) copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, republish, upload, post, transmit, resell or distribute in any way material, information or Services from Excella Kennels;
  • (f) use and benefit from the Services via a rental, lease, timesharing, service bureau or other arrangement, unless otherwise permitted;
  • (g) transfer any rights granted to you under these General Terms or any Additional Terms;
  • (h) use the Services for the sale of pointy things, nuclear devices, firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, weapons or other devices designed to cause physical harm;
  • (i) use the Services for any illegal activity or goods or in any way that exposes you, other Excella Kennels users, our partners, or Excella Kennels to harm; or
  • (k) otherwise use the Services except as expressly allowed under these General Terms and applicable Additional Terms.

If we reasonably suspect that your Excella Kennels Account has been used for an unauthorized, illegal, or criminal purpose, you give us express authorization to share information about you, your Excella Kennels Account, and any of your transactions with law enforcement.

Your Content

The Services may include functionality for uploading or providing photos, logos, products, loyalty programs, promotions, advertisements and other materials or information (“Content”).

You grant us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, prepare derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display your Content throughout the world in any media in order to provide and promote the Services. You retain all rights in your Content, subject to the rights you granted to us in these General Terms. You may modify or remove your Content via your Excella Kennels Account or by terminating your Excella Kennels Account, but your Content may persist in historical, archived or cached copies and versions thereof available on or through the Services.

You will not upload or provide Content or otherwise post, transmit, distribute, or disseminate through the Services any material that in our sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or may in some form be in breach of any applicable law, including personal privacy statutes, anti-spam legislation and consumer protection laws.

Although we have no obligation to monitor any Content, we have absolute discretion to remove Content at any time and for any reason without notice. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Content, including any loss of or damage to any of your Content.

Security

We have implemented technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You provide your personal information at your own risk. You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for restricting access to the Services from your compatible devices. We maintain sole discretion on terminating compromised accounts.

Communications

You consent to accept and receive communications from us, including e-mail, text messages, calls, and push notifications to the cellular telephone number you provide to us. These communications may be generated by automatic telephone dialing systems which will deliver prerecorded messages, including for the purposes of secondary authentication, receipts, reminders and other notifications. Standard message and data rates applied by your cell phone carrier may apply to the text messages we send you. You may opt-out of receiving communications by following the unsubscribe options we provide to you in those communications. You acknowledge that opting out of receiving communications may impact your use of the Services, especially regarding item such as Two-Factor Authentication.

Your License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the software that is part of the Services, as authorized in these General Terms. We may make software updates to the Services available to you, which you must install to continue using the Services. Any such software updates may be subject to additional terms made known to you at that time.

Indemnity

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in these General Terms. We own all rights, title, interest, copyright and other worldwide Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) in the Services and all copies of the Services. These General Terms do not grant you any rights to our trademarks or service marks.

For the purposes of these General Terms, "Intellectual Property Rights" means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights, and other intellectual property rights that may exist now or come into existence in the future, and all of their applications, registrations, renewals and extensions, under the laws of any province, country, territory or other jurisdiction.

You may submit comments or ideas about the Services ("Ideas"). By submitting any Idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited, and without restriction, that it will not place us under any fiduciary, confidentiality or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone.

Indemnity

You will indemnify, defend, and hold us and our processors (and our respective employees, directors, agents, affiliates and representatives) harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, losses, damages, judgments, tax assessments, penalties, interest, and expenses (including reasonable legal' fees) arising out of any claim, action, audit, investigation, inquiry, or other proceeding instituted by a person or entity that arises out of or relates to:

  • (a) any actual or alleged breach of your representations, warranties, or obligations set forth in these General Terms or any applicable Additional Terms; (b) your wrongful or improper use of the Services;
  • (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any right of privacy, publicity rights or Intellectual Property Rights;
  • (d) your violation of any law, rule or regulation of Canada (including its provinces and territories) or any other country; and
  • (e) any other party’s access and/or use of the Services with your unique name, password or other appropriate security code.

No Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, Excella Kennels SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Excella Kennels DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, WITHOUT DEFECT OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Excella Kennels does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or services advertised or offered by a third party. Excella Kennels does not have control of, or liability for, goods or services that are paid for using the Services.

Limitations of Liability and Damages

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Excella Kennels BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES. IN ALL CASES, Excella Kennels WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT IS NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL Excella Kennels BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR YOUR Excella Kennels ACCOUNT, OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF Excella Kennels IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES EARNED BY US IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES DURING THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR LIABILITY, OR (B) $500.

The Services may be controlled and operated from facilities around the world. Excella Kennels makes no representations that the Services are appropriate or available for use other than in Canada. Those who access or use the Services from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable Canadian and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to export and import regulations. You represent that you are not a person or entity described or designated under the provisions of any Canadian anti-terrorism or sanctions legislation (including under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Special Economic Measures Act (Canada) or the United Nations Act (Canada), or any associated regulations thereof) (a “Listed Person”). You may not use the Services if you are or become a Listed Person. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Services are solely directed to individuals, companies, or other entities located in Canada.

Third Party Products

All third party hardware and other products included or sold with the Services are provided solely according to the warranty and other terms specified by the manufacturer, who is solely responsible for service and support for its product. For service, support, or warranty assistance, you should contact the manufacturer directly. Excella Kennels MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Governing Law

This agreement will be goverened by Canadian federal law.