Terms of Use

This website together with its mobile‑optimized sites and applications (collectively referred to as the “Site”) is owned and operated by chovhouse (the “Company”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of this Site. All product‑and‑service purchases made via this Site shall be subject to our Terms of Purchase posted on chovhouse.com, which is incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, your site‑usage is also governed by our Privacy Notice, which is also incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Throughout this document, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the Company. We provide this Site, including all available information, tools and online‑services, conditional on your acceptance of these Terms of Use. Your continued browsing and use of the Site confirms your acceptance of these Terms. If you refuse to be bound by these Terms, you must stop using our Site.

Please thoroughly review these Terms of Use, our Privacy Notice and other referenced policies prior to using our website. By accessing this Site, you agree to these Terms, including the arbitration agreement and class‑action waiver laid out within the Dispute‑Resolution section below.

Data Integrity

You warrant that all information and materials you submit to us via this Site or other channels are truthful, accurate, up‑to‑date and complete. It falls on you to update and correct your submitted information in a timely manner when necessary.

Privacy Notice

Our Privacy Notice that regulates collection, storage, disclosure and processing of your personal‑data can be viewed at chovhouse.com. You consent that your personal information collected via our website, emails, phone‑calls or other means will be handled in compliance with our Privacy Notice.

License and Site Access

All content on this Site, such as texts, layouts, graphics, logos, icons, photographs, audio‑files, interfaces, programming codes and software as well as their arrangement, belongs exclusively to the Company, our licensors and content‑providers and receives protection from copyright, trademark and other applicable intellectual‑property statutes.

We grant you a limited, revocable license to browse and use our Site for personal‑use only. Unless we specify otherwise, you may view, download and print site‑content for your non‑commercial private use provided you do not erase or alter copyright, trademark and proprietary‑markers. The Company and our partners retain full intellectual‑property ownership of all site‑content, and we may withdraw this license at our sole discretion at any time. Any actions listed below are strictly prohibited:

  • Downloading or copying our content for competitive purposes or for third‑party vendors;
  • Caching our webpage content, setting up unauthorized hyper‑links or using framing techniques for our Site;
  • Modifying, distributing, reselling, reverse‑engineering or creating derivative works from our content without formal authorization;
  • Uploading files containing computer viruses, malicious code or programs designed to damage website‑functionality;
  • Deploying web‑scrapers, robots or data‑mining tools to extract information from our Site;
  • Taking actions that impose excessive burdens on our server infrastructure or interfere with our normal system‑operation.

You are responsible for internet‑service fees and all equipment required to access our Site. Circumventing our access‑restriction measures is forbidden. Any unauthorized access will automatically terminate your granted‑use‑license.

We reserve the right to cancel user registrations, restrict or permanently block your site‑access without prior notice for reasonable reasons. We do not warrant that using our website‑content will never infringe third‑party rights. Termination of your access will not waive our other legal remedies.

Content You Submit

You bear full‑responsibility for texts, pictures and other materials you post on our Site, including their legality, authenticity and copyright‑compliance. You are prohibited from uploading content that is confidential, privacy‑invading, copyright‑infringing, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, abusive, racist or hateful. Content that encourages illegal acts is also forbidden.

You cannot use fake contact‑information or impersonate other people when submitting content.

With the exception of personal‑data governed by our Privacy Notice, whenever you post content on our Site you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty‑free, transferable, non‑exclusive license to use, edit, reproduce, publicly display, distribute and create derivative works from such content across all media forms. You confirm you own all rights to grant this permission and we may use your submitted‑content without seeking further approval from outside‑parties. Submitted content will not be treated as confidential.

Links to Third‑Party Websites

Our Site may contain hyper‑links to external websites operated by unrelated third‑party businesses. These links are offered merely for your convenience, and inclusion of these links does not mean we endorse their content. Each external website has its‑own terms‑of‑service and privacy policy independent from ours. We shall not be liable for losses generated from your use of third‑party‑websites.

Disclaimers

Except for provisions clearly‑stated within these Terms of Use and Terms of Purchase, within the maximum scope permitted under applicable law, the Company disclaims all warranties either expressed or implied, including merchantability, fitness‑for‑specific‑purpose and non‑infringement of intellectual‑property‑rights for our website‑content and our sold‑goods.

You use our Site entirely at your own risk. Our website, goods and online‑services are provided on an “AS‑IS” and “AS‑AVAILABLE” basis. We can limit or shut‑down certain website‑functions at our sole discretion. We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error‑free or virus‑free site‑access, nor do we warrant that all published information is 100% accurate. If you download files from our Site, you take full‑responsibility for any damage to your electronic‑devices or data‑loss. No information obtained from our website can create additional warranties.

Some local jurisdictions restrict warranty disclaimers; parts of this clause might not apply to you accordingly.

Limitation of Liability

You acknowledge that you use our Site, communicate with third‑party partners and purchase our products at your‑own‑risk, and data‑transmission over the internet is not completely secure. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company, our suppliers and licensors shall not be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or special damages arising out of:

  1. Your use of our Site or third‑party‑websites you access via our links;
  2. Our actions or in‑actions in response to your messages;
  3. Damages or injuries caused by products you purchase from us;
  4. Delays or failures to access our website;
  5. Content‑deletion or‑modification on our Site;
  6. Other incidents including system‑crashes, computer‑virus attacks, lost‑profits and data‑theft.

Even if we were informed of potential‑damages in advance, this liability‑limitation still holds valid. It is your duty to judge whether website‑opinions and product‑introductions are reliable. Your exclusive remedy for disputes with us is to stop using our website.

Any lawsuit arising out of your use of our Site must be filed within one (1) year after the cause‑of‑action occurs, otherwise your claim will be permanently barred. Certain regions do not allow limitations on consequential‑damages, and part of this clause may be inapplicable to those‑jurisdictions.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, our staff, partners and licensors against all claims, fines, compensation‑costs, attorney‑fees and expert‑fees resulting from:

  1. Your violation of these Terms of Use;
  2. Breach against our Terms of Purchase;
  3. Your fraud, intentional‑misconduct or gross‑negligence;
  4. Your violation of applicable‑laws or third‑party‑rights.

We will control the defense of such claims, and you are prohibited from settling disputes without our written‑approval beforehand.

Electronic Communications

When you send emails or browse our Site, communications between you and us are conducted electronically. You consent to receive order‑updates and policy‑notices by email or website‑announcements. All electronic notices satisfy legal writing‑requirements and will be deemed duly delivered once sent to your registered‑email‑address.

Site Postings

We do not have an obligation to review user‑posted‑content on our Site. We retain the right to monitor, hide or delete submitted‑posts at our own discretion without prior‑notice.

Trademarks and Copyrights

All trademarks, logos and service‑marks shown on this Site belong to the Company or our authorized‑partners. You cannot use our trademarks for commercial‑purposes, hidden‑meta‑tags or framing‑techniques without our written‑authorization. All website‑content is protected under copyright‑related‑laws.

Intellectual‑Property‑Infringement Claims

We respect third‑party intellectual‑property‑rights and implement a policy to permanently ban repeat copyright‑infringers. If you believe your copyright has been infringed‑upon on our Site, send a formal written‑notice containing the below‑listed items to our copyright‑agent:

  1. Physical or electronic signature of the copyright‑owner or authorized‑representative;
  2. Description of your copyrighted‑works;
  3. Specific‑web‑locations of infringing‑materials you want us to remove;
  4. Your contact‑details including mailing‑address, phone‑number and email‑address;
  5. A good‑faith‑statement that the disputed‑usage is unauthorized;
  6. A sworn‑statement confirming your submitted‑information is accurate.

Our Copyright‑Agent can be reached‑via‑email at service@chovhouse.com. We may update this contact‑information by posting updates on chovhouse.com without prior‑notice.

Survival of Provisions

Clauses that impose ongoing‑obligations shall remain effective even after your access‑permission terminates.

Force‑Majeure

We will not be held liable for delayed‑performance or non‑performance under these Terms caused by events beyond our reasonable‑control, including acts‑of‑God, natural‑disasters, wars, terrorist‑events, riots, government‑embargoes and labor‑strikes.

Risk of Loss

Once we hand‑over your purchased‑goods to third‑party‑logistics‑carriers, risk‑of‑loss and ownership‑title of products transfers to you.

Dispute‑Resolution (Revised for US‑Market as your requirement)

You agree that any disputes arising‑from or connected‑with these Terms of Use will be governed under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, excluding its conflict‑of‑law provisions. Any dispute that cannot be settled‑through‑negotiation shall be resolved‑by‑binding arbitration under the rules of JAMS. The arbitration will take‑place in Delaware with a single arbitrator and conducted‑in‑English. You knowingly waive your right to participate in class‑action lawsuits against the Company. If arbitration‑provisions are ruled unenforceable, lawsuits shall be filed within state‑or‑federal courts located in Delaware.

General Provisions

If one clause of these Terms is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain fully‑valid. Section‑headings are used only for reference purposes and carry‑no‑legal‑effect. Our failure to penalize your breach‑of‑terms will not waive our rights against later‑similar‑violations. If using our Site violates local‑laws in your residing‑region, you must stop accessing our website. No third‑parties shall be regarded as beneficiaries under these Terms unless we explicitly state‑otherwise.

Amendment to Terms of Use

We can revise these Terms of Use at any‑time by publishing updated‑versions on chovhouse.com. It is your responsibility to check policy‑updates periodically. Your continued‑use‑of‑our‑Site after revisions confirms your acceptance of updated‑terms. You have no right to alter these Terms by yourself.

Assignment

You cannot assign your rights and obligations under these Terms without our prior‑written‑approval; any unauthorized‑assignment is void. We may assign our rights and duties under these Terms to any third‑party‑entities freely.

Entire‑Agreement

These Terms of Use and Terms of Purchase constitute the full agreement between you and the Company and replace all previous‑oral‑or‑written‑communications. If Additional‑Terms for certain‑products conflict with these Terms, the Additional‑Terms shall prevail unless otherwise‑specified. Printed‑versions of these Terms are admissible within judicial‑proceedings just‑like conventional paper‑based business‑documents.

Contact‑Us

If you have questions regarding these Terms of Use, please email us at service@chovhouse.com.