Terms of Use

**Last updated on March 20, 2024**

This website, www.digitalpumadesign.com (“Site”) is owned and operated by Digital Puma Design, a Business operating under the laws of ONTARIO, Canada. In these Terms, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Digital Puma Design and the terms “you” or “your” refer to any individual user of our Site.

NOTICE: It is your responsibility to carefully read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) prior to using our Site or purchasing or accessing any of our services or products, (collectively, “Services”). These Terms govern and define your use of the Site and Services and are legally binding on you.

  • When you accessed our Site, you were given reasonable notice that these Terms existed. By accessing and continuing to use our Site or by clicking to accept or agree to these Terms when the option is made available to you, you agree to be legally bound and abide by these Terms and our Privacy Policy whether or not you have read them.  If you do not agree with these Terms or our Privacy Policy, you must not use or access our Site or Services.

    By using our Site or by clicking to accept these Terms of Use (“Terms”), you accept and agree to be bound by and comply with these Terms as well as our Privacy Policy and further agree you are the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction to enter into a contract with us. If you do not meet these requirements, you must stop using our Site.

    While we aim to keep this Site as up-to-date as possible, we cannot guarantee that all content on our Site is entirely accurate, complete, or up to date. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue, in whole or in part, any Services offered or change the prices of Services without notice. We are not liable to you or any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuation of any Services.

    If you wish to have any of your personal information  and/or access to our Site removed, you may email us at tori@digitalpumadesign.com and we will make reasonable efforts to do so.

    More information about how we collect, process and store your personal information can be found in our Privacy Policy.

  • Acceptance and Cancellation

    You agree that your order is an offer to buy all products and services listed in your order, and is subject to these Terms. All orders must be accepted by us or we will not be obligated to sell the products or services to you. We may choose not to accept orders at our sole discretion, even after we send you a confirmation email with your order number and details of the items you’ve ordered.

    Prices

    Prices are as listed on our Site and in CDN dollars. We reserve the right to change our prices at any time and without notice. The price charged for a product or service will be the price advertised on our Site at the time the order is placed, subject to the terms of any promotions or discounts that may be applicable. The price charged will be clearly stated in your order confirmation email and or receipt. If the price of any product or service is increased, that price increase will only apply to orders placed after the time that increase is listed on our Site. All prices are exclusive of taxes and/or charges for shipping and/or handling, with such taxes and charges to be added to your total price and clearly itemized on your invoice/receipt.

    Payment Method

    *All payments made by credit card using Freshbooks/ Stripe will appear as “DIGITALPUMADESIGN.COM” on your credit card statement

    Payment is required to be received by us before our acceptance of your order. We accept:

    E-transfer - for all customers who reside in Canada and or have a Canadian bank account.

    *Credit Cards - Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Apple Pay via Freshbooks/Stripe.

    You represent and warrant that (i) the credit card information you supply to us is true, correct and complete; (ii) you are duly authorized to use such credit card for the purchase, (iii) charges incurred by you will be honoured by your credit card company; and (iv) you will pay all charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including shipping and handling charges and all applicable taxes, if any, regardless of the amount quoted on our Site at the time of your order.

    *Please note that customers paying with a credit card issued by a different country outside of Canada, may incur or be subject to fees related to exchange rates or international fees. Digital Puma Design is not responsible for any additional processing fees you may incur from your bank or credit card provider for purchases made on our Site.

    Shipping and Delivery

    We will arrange for shipment of products to you. Delivery options are set out on the product page prior to check out. If you would like to pay for an alternative method of shipping not listed you must contact us to arrange prior to check out. You agree to pay all shipping and handling charges, including any additional duties owing, unless otherwise specified in your order confirmation. Digital Puma Design is not responsible for, and has no control over, any additional customs, duties or taxes incurred in destination country.

    Errors

    While we strive to display accurate price information, there is the potential we occasionally make errors, inaccuracies or omissions related to pricing and availability on our Site. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions at any time and to cancel any orders arising from such occurrences.

  • Fees

    Fees are as listed on our Site are in CDN dollars. We reserve the right to change our Fees at any time and without notice. 

    *All payments made by credit card using Freshbooks/Stripe will appear as “DIGITALPUMADESIGN.COM” on your credit card statement

    NO REFUNDS We do not provide refunds or exchanges. You understand and agree that all purchases from our Site and at in-person events like vendor markets, are final sale.

    Chargebacks

    You agree to provide us fourteen (14) days’ notice to rectify any issues directly with us before submitting and attempting a chargeback with your financial institution or any third party payment processor we use to process payment on our Site. We reserve the right to present proof of your access and these Terms any third party investigating the dispute. By initiating any chargeback dispute, you expressly agree to forfeit any and all bonuses, affiliate bonuses, or other materials or resources provided to you. We reserve the right to present proof of your access to the Services and your acceptance of these Terms to any third party investigating the dispute.

  • Occasionally we may participate in vendor markets or similar in-person events. We will continue to accept payment options in the form of cash and via Freshbooks/Stripe, but from time to time at our discretion, we may also offer payment options via Square POS. All Terms and Conditions set out on our Site shall apply to payments processed by Square. For details on Square and, to view their Privacy Policy please click here.

  • Fees

    Fees are as listed on our Site are in CDN dollars. We reserve the right to change our Fees at any time and without notice. 

    *All payments made by credit card using Freshbooks/Stripe will appear as “DIGITALPUMADESIGN.COM” on your credit card statement

    Occasionally, at our discretion we may offer the option to use Square POS for payment processing.

    NO REFUNDS We do not provide refunds or exchanges. You understand and agree that all purchases from our Site and at in-person events like vendor markets, are final sale.

    Chargebacks

    You agree to provide us fourteen (14) days’ notice to rectify any issues directly with us before submitting and attempting a chargeback with your financial institution or any third party payment processor we use to process payment on our Site. We reserve the right to present proof of your access and these Terms any third party investigating the dispute. By initiating any chargeback dispute, you expressly agree to forfeit any and all bonuses, affiliate bonuses, or other materials or resources provided to you. We reserve the right to present proof of your access to the Services and your acceptance of these Terms to any third party investigating the dispute.

  • Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights

    All content, resources, materials, images, text, designs, graphics, page layouts, icons, videos, logos, taglines, trademarks (whether common law or registered), copyright, and service marks (“Intellectual Property”) on our Site, Services or posted on social media is owned by us, unless attributed otherwise. All content on the Site and in any Services is proprietary to us and you may not modify, whether in whole or in part, and of our Intellectual Property as this is a violation of federal law. You are strictly prohibited, and may NOT under any circumstance, use our Intellectual Property in any way including re-posting or republishing any of our Intellectual Property to any third-party website or social media platform for any purpose whatsoever.

    Limited License

    Any and all materials that you access as part of any Services through our Site or related domain are under the sole ownership or licensed use of Digital Puma Design including all Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property may be used solely for non-commercial purposes and only if you properly credit us and link back to our Site or social media platform where the original Intellectual Property was originally posted.

    Violations and Indemnity

    We take violations and infringement of our Intellectual Property rights seriously. We expressly reserve the right to take whatever legal steps necessary to protect and defend our Intellectual Property, and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent permissible by law. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless for any and all damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees, arising from your misuse of our Intellectual Property and our enforcement of our rights.

    Media Release

    By using our Site, you grant us a commercial license to use any image(s), including any containing your likeness, that you submit to us whether voluntarily or by default, such as your profile picture on any social media platforms, for our future business use.

  • General

    You understand that unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we make commercially reasonable efforts to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Site. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our Site.

    Security

    If at any time you are required to create a username and password to access any Services, it is your responsibility to protect your username and password from theft or any other means of unauthorized use that would violate these Terms. If you become aware that your password has been compromised or your account has been breached, it is your responsibility to notify us immediately by sending an email to tori@digitalpumadesign.com.

    Use of Third-Party Applications

    In order to run our Site and provide our Services, we use a number of third-party applications, such as for processing payment (Freshbooks/Stripe or Square POS), delivering electronic newsletters, booking systems and customer relationship management (Dubsado). For more information as to how your personal information is collected, stored and processed, please refer to our Privacy Policy. You understand it is your responsibility to review the terms of use for any such third-party applications. If you do not agree with the terms of use for any third-party application used by our Site, please discontinue use of our Site and Services immediately.

    Confidentiality

    You acknowledge that we have no duty of confidentiality to you, unless otherwise explicitly stated, such as in a subsequent client agreement, or as may be mandated by law or fiduciary duty.

    Your Communication with Us

    By submitting a comment, photo, video or other materials to our Site or any other platform owned or maintained by us, you grant us a non-revocable, commercial license to re-publish your submission, in whole or in part, unless you expressly state that we may not do so.  You acknowledge that we have no duty of privacy or confidentiality to you by accessing our Site.

    Any communications made through our contact form, social media pages or other related pages, or directly to our phone(s), mailing or email addresses is not held privileged or confidential and may be subject to viewing and/or distribution by third-parties. We own any and all communications displayed on our website, servers, comments, emails, or other media as permitted under law and will not give credit or pay royalties for unsolicited user-generated content such as blog comments or emails. For more information on when and how we store and use your communications or any information provided by you in those communications, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

    We maintain the right to republish any communication or submission, in whole or in part, as reasonably necessary in the course of our business. You agree not to submit any content or communications that contain sensitive information or that could be illegal or serve an unlawful purpose, including, but not limited to communications that are potentially libelous or maliciously false, obscene, abusive, negligent, or otherwise harmful or inappropriate. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to block your access to our Site and Services as a result of any such behaviour that we deem inappropriate.

    Prohibited Behaviour

    By using our Site, you agree not to misuse or tamper with our Site, including but not limited to hacking, introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other technologically harmful material that would harm the functionality of, or jeopardize the security of our Site. We will immediately report any such breach or what we deem in our discretion to be harmful activities to the relevant law enforcement authorities. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages and/or costs arising from your use and misuse of our Site and/or your breach of these Terms.

  • Assumption of Risk

    Use of this Site is at your own risk. You understand and agree that use of our Site, its contents and purchase of any services, or items found or attained through this Site is at your own risk. While we host our site on a reputable platform and take commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and host the Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees as to your individual safety when using our Site.  You further assume all risk associated with your access to and use of any information or materials provided to you on the Site, Services or any other pages, platforms or profiles maintained by us and any subsequent actions you choose to take, or not to take, as a result of the information, influence or educational materials provided or made available to you.

    Warranties Disclaimer

    We make no warranties as to our Site, the Services or any related materials. You agree that our Site, and Services are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant by applicable law, we expressly disclaim all warranties, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

    No Guarantees

    While we may reference certain results, outcomes or situations on this Site or Services, you understand and acknowledge that we make no guarantee as to the accuracy of any third-party statements or the likelihood of success for you as a result of any statements or testimonials contained on our Site or as part of the Services.

    General Disclaimer

    To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage incurred by you or others in connection with the use of our Site or the Services, including without limitation any liability for any accidents, delays, injuries, harm, loss, damage, death, lost profits, personal or business interruptions, misapplication of information, physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual injury or harm, loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill, and for any other loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence, breach of contract or otherwise, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable.

    Third Party Disclaimer

    You acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any other third-party participant or user, including you.

    Technology Disclaimer

    We make reasonable efforts to provide you with modern, reliable technology, software, and platforms from which to access our Site and Services. In the event of a technological failure, you accept and acknowledge that we are not in any way responsible or liable for said failure and any resulting damages to you or your business. While we will make reasonable efforts to support you, some technological issues are outside our control and you may need to access support from a third-party provider. We do not warrant that the Site will be functional, uninterrupted, correct, complete, appropriate, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that any part of the Site or Services are free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of our Site, Services or related materials, or on third-party websites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise.

  • Certain products may be available exclusively online through the Site and in limited quantities. We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colours and images of our products that appear on the Site. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any colour will be accurate. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sale of products to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. All descriptions of products and pricing of products are subject to change at any time without notice and we reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. We do not warrant that the quality of any products will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

  • EXCEPT WHERE SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL  COMPANY NOR, WHERE APPLICABLE, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUPPLIERS, AFFILIATES OR SUCCESSORS (“COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) BE LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION, FUNDAMENTAL BREACH OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF PRIVACY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE PARTY WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED OR HAD REASON TO KNOW, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE ON, THE WEBSITE, ANY LINKED WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, NOR ANY WEBSITE CONTENT, MATERIALS, POSTING, OR INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE EVEN IF THE PARTY WAS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED OR HAD REASON TO KNOW.

    OUR SOLE AND ENTIRE MAXIMUM LIABILITY, FOR ANY REASON, AND YOUR AND YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CAUSE, WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO ANY ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR ANY PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES YOU HAVE ORDERED THROUGH OUR SITE.

    Release, Indemnity and Waiver

    To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgements, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your breach of these Terms or your use of our Site, including but not limited to any user submissions, third-party sites, any use of our Site’s content or materials, services and products other than as expressly set out in these Terms.

    Goods Not for Resale

    You represent and warrant to us that you are buying products or services from our Site for your own  use only and not for resale or export.

    Termination of Your Use

    If at any time we believe that you have violated these Terms, we shall immediately terminate your use of our Site, the Services and any related communications as we deem appropriate and in our sole discretion. At any time, we may block or revoke your access of our Site and Services at any time without notice, and if necessary, block your IP address from further visits to our Site.

  • You will not file any legal action against Digital Puma Design in any forum without submitting a detailed description of your dispute or claim to us at tori@digitalpumadesign.com ("Dispute"). The information you provide to us must include specific information about the Claim such as the nature of the issue, the Site page(s) affected by the issue, reference to any legal authority governing the issue, such as citations to state privacy laws, CANSPAM statutes, or similar regulations, and any other information a reasonable person would consider relevant to resolving the issue.

    Resolution Process

    We shall have ninety (90) days to respond to your email notice. If you send more than one (1) email notice, the 90-day response timeline applies separately to each email notice you send. If your issue is not resolved within ninety (90) days, you have thirty (30) days to request an informal mediation about the issue with Digital Puma Design. If we agree to mediation, the mediation will take place in Toronto, Ontario with a professional mediator to be mutually selected by the parties. The parties will split the costs of mediation equally.

    Litigation

    If a dispute between you and Digital Puma Design cannot be resolved informally or through mediation, litigation may be commenced in the courts of Toronto, Ontario. Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any dispute(s) and agrees not to bring any dispute(s) in any other court or adjudicative body. Each party hereby consents to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts with respect to such dispute(s) and irrevocably waives any right that it may have to assert that such forum is not convenient or that any such court lacks jurisdiction.

    Jury and Class Action Waiver

    YOU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, OR TO SEEK REMEDIES BEYOND THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RELIEF. YOU AGREE NOT TO ACT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED OR DE FACTO CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Time Limitation

    Any Dispute(s) must be filed within two (2) years after the cause of action arose and you waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.

    Injunctive Relief

    Your breach of these Terms is likely to cause immediate and/or irreparable harm to Digital Puma Design. As such, we may seek injunctive relief against you without the need to post bond.

  • Full Agreement

    You acknowledge that these Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we collect, store, process and protect any of your data collected through our site and when you purchase a product from our Site, and any contracts for Services you may sign, constitute the full agreement relating to your use of the Site and Services.

    Governing Law and Jurisdiction

    These Terms as well as our Privacy Policy are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ontario and the federal laws of CANADA where applicable. Any disputes arising directly or indirectly from this Agreement will be submitted and heard exclusively in the courts of Toronto, Ontario Subject to applicable law, the substantially prevailing party in any dispute litigation regarding any Disputes(s) will be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, including expert costs.

    Severability

    If any of the provisions of these Terms are found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not, to the extent permitted by law, in any way be affected and will remain enforceable.

    Waiver

    The failure by is to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of these Terms by us must be expressly set out in writing.

    All Rights Reserved

    We reserve the right to update and change these Terms at any time and it is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. You can review the most current version of our Terms at any time by visiting this page. [If you want to be notified about changes to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, please email us at tori@digitalpumadesign.com and we will add you to our notification list. If you continue to use the Site after we make changes, you agree to the changes.  All rights not expressly set out and granted in these Terms and Conditions of Use and/or our Privacy Policy are expressly reserved by us.

  • If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions of Use, please send an email to: tori@digitalpumadesign.com