Terms of Use

PLEASE READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH METASPOON CAREFULLY. BY USING THE METASPOON WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THEM. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT. IN PARTICULAR, IT CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT MAY LIMIT YOUR RIGHTS, SUCH AS THE SECTION ENTITLED LIMITATIONS.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Copyright © 2014 Metaspoon All rights reserved. The contents of this site are owned by and copyrighted by Metaspoon and its suppliers and may contain trademarks of Metaspoon or others. You may print, copy or save portions of this site for your own use only – provided that all copyright and trademark provisions contained on the site remain intact.

Unauthorized use of any portion of this site beyond that contained in the previous paragraph may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

While Metaspoon uses reasonable efforts to maintain this site in an up-to-date fashion, it does not warrant the completeness, timeliness or accuracy of any information contained on this site, and may make changes thereto at any time in its sole discretion without notice. All information contained herein is provided to users “as is”, “with all faults,” “as available” and at your sole risk.

USER RESPONSIBILITIES
You are responsible for all activity you conduct on the site. You will not use the site for purposes proscribed by Metaspoon from time to time, including without limitation: illegal or inappropriate purposes; sending spam; perpetration of security breaches; hacking; privacy breaches; fraudulent activity; distribution of viruses or other harmful code; transmission, distribution, display or storage of any material protected by copyright, trade-mark, trade secret or other intellectual property right without proper authorization or rights, or material that is infringing, obscene, defamatory, fraudulent, untruthful, disrespectful, discriminatory, or abusive; any unauthorized access, alteration, theft, corruption or destruction of files, data, transmission facilities or equipment; or to interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the site. If you are posting information on publicly accessible areas of this site, keep in mind that anyone can see it.

Metaspoon is not responsible for and does not endorse anything users post on the site. Metaspoon does not routinely monitor all material placed on the site, but may in its discretion delete or modify any material offending this agreement that comes to its attention. Metaspoon may also suspend or terminate a user’s access to the site if it determines in its sole discretion that the user has violated any provision in this agreement.

Metaspoon acquires no ownership interest in anything you post on this site. You grant to Metaspoon an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, copy, reproduce, make derivative works of, process, edit, alter, modify, publish, transmit, display, incorporate, reformat, translate, excerpt, and distribute for the purposes of the site, and any related uses or promotion, anything you post on publicly accessible areas of this site at no cost to Metaspoon. You also waive all moral rights that you, as author, have, or may in the future have, with respect to same.

INFRINGING CONTENT
If you reside outside of the United States and believe that anything posted on this site offends your copyright or other intellectual property rights, is defamatory, or otherwise infringes your rights, you may email Metaspoon at the email address at the bottom hereof. We will take actions we believe are appropriate in the circumstances.

INFRINGING CONTENT – DMCA NOTICE
If you reside inside of the United States and believe that anything posted on this site offends your copyright you may email Metaspoon at [email protected]. We will take actions we believe are appropriate in the circumstances, including removing the material and contacting the person that posted it, to given them the option to file a counter notification. We may restore the material if we receive a counter notification. If you materially misrepresent that any material infringes your copyright, you may be liable for damages, including court costs and legal fees.

A notification of claimed infringement must be a written communication provided to Metaspoon that includes substantially the following:

i. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
ii. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
iii. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Metaspoon to locate the material.
iv. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Metaspoon to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
v. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
vi. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

ELIGIBILITY
You must be 13 or over to register as a member of or use Metaspoon. Membership in the service is void where prohibited.

LOGON ID’S AND PASSWORDS
Your access to portions of the site requires a logon ID and password. It is your responsibility to protect that information, including without limitation, to use effective passwords that are not easily guessed or discoverable, and keep logon ID’s and passwords confidential. You may not use a logon ID that suggests you are someone you are not. You are responsible for any activity that occurs under your logon ID. You will advise Metaspoon immediately if you discover any compromise of your passwords or suspect unauthorized use of the site using your identity.
You must be 13 years and older to obtain a logon ID.

DISCLAIMERS
Metaspoon, including its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries and employees, is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content posted on the Metaspoon website or in connection with the Metaspoon service, whether caused by users, members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the service, nor for the conduct of any user and/or member of the Metaspoon service whether online or offline. Metaspoon assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user and/or member communications. Metaspoon is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or members or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Metaspoon website and/or in connection with the Metaspoon service. Under no circumstances Metaspoon be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone’s use of the Site or the service and/or any content posted on the Metaspoon site or transmitted to Metaspoon members. Metaspoon and the service are provided “as-is” and Metaspoon expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Metaspoon cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the site and/or the Metaspoon service.

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
The contents of the Metaspoon website and its partner articles and websites, including all text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the Metaspoon website are strictly for informational purposes only. The content is NOT intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment. Please ALWAYS seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with all questions that you have related to or about, a medical condition. Never ignore professional medical advice or delay getting medical advice because of something that you have read on Providr.com or any of our partner websites.

If you think that you may have a medical emergency call 911 immediately.

Metaspoon does not endorse or recommend any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on Metaspoon. Relying on any information that is provided by Metaspoon, its employees, or others appearing on Metaspoon is solely at your own risk.

LIMITATIONS
All promises made by Metaspoon are contained in this agreement. No promises implied by law (whether described as warranties, conditions, representations, or otherwise, and whether relating to merchantability, fitness, non-infringement, or otherwise) apply.
You cannot collect any damages from Metaspoon for any reason (whether under legal theories of contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, operation of law or otherwise) that are not direct damages or exceed the amount paid by you to Metaspoon hereunder for any goods or services that the claim arises from.

Metaspoon relies on these limitations when entering this agreement and setting its fees. They are a fundamental and essential part of our arrangement, and apply even if this agreement has failed in its fundamental or essential purpose or been fundamentally breached.

GOVERNING LAW
This site is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario excluding any conflicts of law provisions and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Any legal action against Metaspoon shall take place in the courts of the Province of Ontario. The parties attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

LINKS
Any third party sites that are linked to this site are not under Metaspoon’s control. Metaspoon does not itself sell any goods or services to its users. The site includes links to third parties from whom you can purchase items. Metaspoon is not responsible for anything on the linked sites, including without limitation any content, links to other sites, any changes to those sites, or any policies those sites may have. Nor is Metaspoon responsible in any way for any aspect of any goods or services you may purchase from those sites. Metaspoon provides links as a convenience only and such links do not imply any endorsement by Metaspoon of those sites.

PRIVACY
Please see our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

NO OFFER FOR SALE
This site is for informational purposes only and nothing contained herein constitutes an offer for sale.

CHANGING THESE TERMS
Metaspoon may change these terms by posting notice on its site. These terms were last revised on April 13, 2018.

CONTACT METASPOON
Metaspoon may be contacted at contact (at) metaspoon.com.