Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully before using our website and services.
Spruel Holdings (“Spruel Holdings” or “we”) provides its content on this Web site (the “Site”) subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). We may periodically change the Terms from time to time. By accessing and using this Site, you agree to these Terms. For an explanation of Spruel Holdings practices and policies related to the collection, use, and storage of our users’ information, please read our Privacy Policy.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
Use of Our Services
Our services are intended for professional use and are subject to the following conditions:
Intellectual Property: All intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights, and patents, associated with our services belong to us.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with your use of our services.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising out of or in connection with your use of our services.
- Copyrights
All content and functionality on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Spruel Holdings or its licensors and is protected by US and international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
- Trademarks
The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of Spruel Holdings and its licensors. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to Spruel Holdings or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, Web sites) for advertising or promotion purposes or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, Spruel Holdings or its licensors.
- Use of Site Content
Spruel Holdings hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy of the content and functionality displayed on the Site (the “Site Content”) on any single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not modify the Site Content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site Content. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the Site Content without Spruel Holdings’s prior written consent.
- Notices of Infringement
Spruel Holdings prohibits the posting of any content that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to Spruel Holdings at the address shown below, giving a written statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an email address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of the right. Spruel Holdings will remove any posted content that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under US law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 USC § 512(c)(3)). Send email to support@spruelholdings.com for submission of notices under this Section 4.
Interactive Features and Rules
This Site may include features allowing feedback and real-time interaction. Spruel Holdings does not control Member-posted information and is not responsible for its content.
By using the Site, you agree not to:
Restrict or inhibit other users.
Impersonate anyone or falsely claim affiliation.
Interfere with Site servers or networks.
Instigate or encourage illegal activities or harm.
Gain unauthorized access to the Site or related systems.
Obtain information not intentionally made available.
Post or transmit unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information.
Post or transmit information infringing on others’ rights, including privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights.
Post or transmit information containing viruses or harmful components.
Post, transmit, or exploit information for commercial purposes or advertising.
Advertise or solicit without express written approval.
Gather email addresses or personal information for marketing.
Spruel Holdings may host message boards, chats, and public forums. Non-compliance may result in expulsion. Spruel Holdings or its agents may remove or alter user-created content.
Information in public forums may be provided by Spruel Holdings staff, outside contributors, or users not connected to Spruel Holdings. Spruel Holdings disclaims responsibility and endorsement for third-party opinions, advice, information, or statements in these forums. Spruel Holdings is not liable for losses or damages caused by relying on information from these forums. Opinions expressed are solely those of the participants.
Spruel Holdings has no obligation to monitor forum content but reserves the right to do so and to alter, edit, refuse to post, or remove any content for any reason. We may disclose materials and circumstances to comply with laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests and to protect ourselves, clients, sponsors, users, and visitors.
- Disclaimers
THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SPRUEL HOLDINGS IS NOT HEREIN ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND SERVICES TO YOU. ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPRUEL HOLDINGS AND ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OWNERSHIP, ACCURACY, OR ADEQUACY OF THE SITE CONTENT. SPRUEL HOLDINGS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON LINKED WEB SITES, CONTAINED IN ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, OR PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. NEITHER SPRUEL HOLDINGS NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.
- Third-Party Web Sites
We may provide links to third-party Web sites, and some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party providers. Spruel Holdings has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are governed by the terms of use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party content providers.
- Ownership of Ideas
Any communications you send to this site or otherwise to Spruel Holdings by electronic or other means are nonconfidential and non-proprietary. By transmitting or posting any communication or material to this site, you agree that Spruel Holdings may use your communication, free of charge, in any way for any purpose, including without limitation reproduction, transmission, publication and posting. Spruel Holdings shall have the right to use, free of charge, the content of any such communications, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose, including developing, manufacturing and/or marketing goods or services.
- Unlawful Material
Use of this site for the posting or transmission (including communication outside this site) of any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or violate any law is strictly prohibited. Spruel Holdings reserves the right to delete, modify or supplement the content of this site, including the content of this legal notice, at any time.
- Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state and federal courts situated in the USA.
- Dispute Resolution
Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms & Conditions shall be resolved through binding arbitration.
- Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between Spruel Holdings and the user regarding the use of the Site. This agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the Site.
