Furniture Refinishing & Painting
Please thoroughly and carefully read the Terms of Use, Copyright Notice and Privacy Policy below.
Any questions or concerns can be emailed to Mel@MelDidItHerself.ca. Thank you!
Terms of Use
Effective date: July 11, 2022
By purchasing this product, the following Terms and Conditions are entered into by MelDidItHerself (“Company”, “I”, or “me”) and You (“Client” or “You”) agree to the following terms stated herein.
SERVICES
MelDidItHerself (Herein referred to as “MelDidItHerself” or “Company”) agrees to provide its Services (herein referred to as “Services”) identified in online commerce shopping cart. As a condition of participating in the Program, you agree to be bound by and to abide by all policies and procedures set out in this Agreement, including those incorporated by reference.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
Services and furniture pieces can be paid via etransfer to MelDidItHerself@gmail.com or in cash. I do not accept credit card payments, bank drafts, cashier's cheques or personal cheques at this time. For collaborations and user generated content partnerships, payment can be made through PayPal to MelDidItHerself@gmail.com.
REFUND POLICY
I want you to be satisfied with your purchase or service that you receive from me, whenever possible!
I do not provide refunds for pieces refinished by me and purchased, however please feel free to reach out if, after purchase, you determine there to be an issue with a piece and I will do my best to resolve the issue.
For custom work, 25% of the full estimate invoice is required as a deposit to secure the custom project and timeline provided. In the case of extenuating circumstances that do not allow me to move forward with the project and we are unable to determine a different mutually-beneficial timeline for the project, this deposit may be returned to you. All refunds are discretionary as determined by me. In the circumstance one is to be issued, I will reach out to you by email from Mel@MelDidItHerself.ca and the refund will be provided by the method of payment in which it was initially received.
DISCLAIMER
The Company’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer are hereby incorporated by reference into this agreement. Except as modified by this Agreement, each of those agreements and policies shall apply fully to your purchase of Products or Services.
If you have any questions or problems, please let us know by contacting MelDidItHerself directly at: Mel@MelDidItHerself.ca.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The Company respects the privacy of its clients and will not disclose any information You provide except as set forth in this Agreement.
You grant me the right to use your likeness and identify you by name, email address, or screen name as the author and individual depicted in any comments, posts, photos, images, videos or other contributions created by you that reference the Company or the Services, and to identify you as a client by name, email address, or screen name, for any purposes, including commercial purposes and advertising.
SEVERABILITY/WAIVER
If any term or provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
MISCELLANEOUS
You agree to absolve and do hereby absolve the Company of any and all liability or loss that you or any person or entity associated with you may suffer or incur as a result of use of the Services or Products. You agree that the Company shall not be liable to you for any type of damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental, equitable, or consequential loss or damages for use of the Product or Services.
NON-DISPARAGEMENT
The Parties agree and accept that the only venue for resolving such a dispute shall be in the venue set forth herein below. The parties agree that they neither will engage in any conduct or communications with a third party, public or private, designed to disparage the other. Neither Client nor any of Client’s associates, employees or affiliates will directly or indirectly, in any capacity or manner, make, express, transmit, speak, write, verbalize or otherwise communicate in any way (or cause, further, assist, solicit, encourage, support or participate in any of the foregoing), any remark, comment, message, information, declaration, communication or other statement of any kind, whether verbal, in writing, electronically transferred or otherwise, that might reasonably be construed to be derogatory or critical of, or negative toward, the Company or any of its products, services, owner, Affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents or representatives.
ASSIGNMENT
Client may not assign this Agreement without express written consent of the Company.
MODIFICATION
Company may modify terms of this agreement at any time. All modifications shall be posted on the MelDidItHerself website and purchasers shall be notified.
TERMINATION
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Products or Services if You become disruptive to the Company or if You otherwise violate this Agreement.
LIABILITY
MelDidItHerself is not responsible or liable for any Clients.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, 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 Products or Services, 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. The Company 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 the Company in asserting any available defenses.
EQUITABLE RELIEF
In the event that a dispute arises between the Parties for which monetary relief is inadequate and where a Party may suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an appropriate remedy, the injured Party may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for equitable relief, including without limitation a temporary restraining order or injunction.
Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 11, 2022
MelDidItHerself (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.
My privacy commitment is based on the ten principles contained in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) (“PIPEDA”).
This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of www.MelDidItHerself.ca, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.MelDidItHerself.ca, whether as a guest or as a registered user. This policy applies to Personal Information we collect in email, text, forms or other electronic messages between you and the Website.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information under PIPEDA is any information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
Why do I collect Personal Information?
I collect Personal Information in order to furniture painting and refinishing products and services to you. In addition, I distribute publications and content concerning furniture painting and refinishing, which I provide as a service to you and others in the community.
The Company collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you register to download a PDF or resources, sign up for my e-mail list, and/or purchase a product from me, I collect your information. I use this information to track your preferences and to keep you informed about the products and services you have selected to receive and any related products and/or services.
How do I collect personal information?
I collect personal information only by lawful and fair means, and only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the legitimate purposes identified and for which consent has been obtained.
Information You Provide To Me
The Website provides various places for users to provide information. I collect information that users provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with me via contact forms, responding to surveys, search queries on our search feature, providing comments or other feedback, and providing information when ordering a product or service via the Website.
I use information you provide to me to deliver the requested product and/or service, to improve our overall performance, and to provide you with offers, promotions, and information.
Information Collected Through Automatic Tracking Technology
As you navigate through the Website, automatic data collection technologies may be used including Google Analytics to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This will generally include information about your location, your traffic pattern through my Website, and any communications between your computer and my Website. Among other things, data about the type of computer you use, your Internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type will be collected.
The information automatically collected is used for statistical data and will not include personal information. I use this data to improve my Website and service offerings. To the extent that you voluntarily provide personal information to me, my systems will associate the automatically collected information with your personal information.
Use of Cookies And Pixels
Similar to other commercial websites, my Website utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” and server logs to collect information about how the site is used. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at my site, and websites visited just before and just after my own, as well as your IP address.
The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. The Company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.
Third Party Use Of Cookies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with me through email, I may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and my responses. I provide the same protections for these electronic communications that I employ in the maintenance of information received online, mail, and telephone. This also applies when you register for my website, sign up through any of my forms using your email address or make a purchase on this site. For further information see the email policies below.
Email Policies
I am committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. I do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as required by law.
All e-mails sent by me will be in compliance with the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”), including clearly stating who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from me. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
How do I use your information?
I use personal information for purposes of presenting my Website and its contents to you, providing you with information, providing you with offers for products and services, providing you with information about your subscriptions and products, carrying out any contract between you and the Company, administering my business activities, providing customer service, and making available other items and services to our customers and prospective customers.
From time-to-time, I may use the information you provide to me to make you offers to purchase products and services provided by third parties in exchange for a commission to be paid to us by such third parties. Should you opt to take part in such promotions, the third parties will receive your information.
From time-to-time, I may use the information you provide to us to display advertisements to you that are tailored to your personal characteristics, interests, and activities.
Disclosure of Information
As a general rule, I do not sell, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any information collected either automatically or through your voluntary action.
I may disclose your personal information to my subsidiaries, affiliates, and service providers for the purpose of providing our services to you.
I may disclose your personal information to a third party, including a lawyer or collection agency, when necessary to enforce our terms of service or any other agreement between you and the Company.
I may provide your information to any successor or assign in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s asserts and/or business.
I may disclose information when legally compelled to do so when I, in good faith, believe that the law requires it, or for the protection of my legal rights, or when compelled by a court or other governmental entity to do so.
Security Measures
I use appropriate security measures to protect against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, use or modification of personal information. Such measures will vary depending on the sensitivity, amount, format, nature and storage of the personal information and will involve, as applicable, physical, organizational and electronic security measures, including premises security, restricted file access, technological safeguards including security software and firewalls to prevent unauthorized computer access, and password and security policies. In communicating with me, you should be aware that e-mail is not a fully secure medium.
Updating Information and Correcting Errors
Since I use your personal information to provide goods or services to you, it is important that the information be accurate and up-to-date. If any of your information changes, is inaccurate or incomplete, please inform us so that we can make any necessary changes.
Access to Personal Information
I will respond promptly to any request for access to your personal information and will advise you of the cost, if any, prior to the retrieval of such records or information. I will not respond to requests for access to personal information that are frivolous, vexatious or repetitious. In certain circumstances, I may be unable to provide access to some or all of the personal information that I hold about you.
Visitor GDPR Rights
If you are visiting this Website from within the European Union (“EU”), you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU which include the following:
I will retain any information you choose to provide to me until the earlier of: (a) you asking me to delete the information, (b) my decision to cease using my existing data providers, or (c) I decide that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.
You have the right to request access to your data that I store and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.
You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.
To the extent that you provided consent to my processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
I require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. I will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with me.
For more information about your rights as a website visitor from the EU and the GDPR, please see the European Commission website here - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-protection-rules_en.
Privacy Policy Changes
I may change our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Please check my Website for the most up-to-date version of the policy.
Questions, concerns or requests for access
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact me as follows:
Privacy Officer Name and Contact Information
Melissa Commandant
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mel@MelDidItHerself.ca
Copyright
Notice
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