Terms and Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Read the following Terms of Conditions and Use Agreement before accessing balancedcaninesmn.com and any/all content, products, and/or services. Effective Date: April 2023

GENERAL

This website (www.balancedcaninesmn.com) is owned and operated by Balanced Canines, LLC (“Balanced Canines”, “we” “us” “our” all officers, contractors, employees and subsidiaries). By accessing this web site in any manner (automated or otherwise) and/or purchasing and/or utilizing any of the programs or materials available through Balanced Canines, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, our Privacy Policy, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site and you should not purchase any of our programs or utilize any of our materials. The materials contained in this website are protected by all applicable Copyright and Trademark laws.

We reserve the right, at any time, to change or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice. Any and all changes will become effective immediately upon being posted. By continuing to use the site or our services after we post any changes, you acknowledge and accept any and all changes to the Terms of Conditions of Use.

All users and members of Balanced Canines websites, products or services, accept that they have read and understand the Terms and Conditions of Use, are bound by all applicable laws and are responsible for compliance with such. Member/user also agrees that they shall not use or transmit any portion of the website or its materials in a manner that could constitute a criminal or civil offense.

 

GOVERNING LAW

Any claim relating to Balanced Canines’ web sites shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota without regard to its conflict of law provisions and/or United States federal law, and/or international law, and/or the law of your jurisdiction, all as applicable.

 

YOUR REPRESENTATIONS TO US

By undertaking any license hereunder, purchasing any services or otherwise availing yourself of any materials provided hereunder, whether paid or free, You represent and warrant to us that:

  • You will abide by all terms and conditions hereunder and not violate any requirements hereunder or do anything to interfere with our ownership of the materials licensed to You.

  • If You choose to use a live dog as part of any presentation using our materials or under any of our programs, You agree to ONLY bring a certified therapy dog tested and registered by a bona fide, reputable organization.

DISCLAIMER

This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of the site and the content or materials contained therein. Balanced Canines makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information, materials, or services provided on or through this website, or its fitness for any specific purpose.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing or subsequent paragraph, Balanced Canines does not warrant that:

• this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or

  • the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

LINKS

Balanced Canines has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website(s) and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Balanced Canines of the site. Use of any such linked website or third-party material is provided for convenience only and You acknowledge that You will be leaving Balanced Canines’ website(s) and You do so at Your own risk.

Balanced Canines may link to, or be linked to, other websites not maintained by or related to Balanced Canines. All links are provided only as a service to our visitors. Balanced Canines is not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with the linked or linking website, unless specifically stated by Balanced Canines. Balanced Canines has not reviewed all websites to which it links and is not responsible for the training style, content, accuracy, or policies of any such websites. You link to other pages or websites at your own risk, and your use of other websites will be controlled by the terms of use posted on that website. You should review the terms of use of any website to which you navigate.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our Limited License to You.

Our websites and ALL content on the sites including, but not limited to site design, videos, audio, documents, materials, text, graphics, interfaces, and the arrangement of all is the sole property of Balanced Canines and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights. Our sites are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual copyright laws. Your use of this site and the materials herein is intended to be solely personal and noncommercial.  You may not use our site or any content for purposes other than noted herein.

Balanced Canines’ logos, graphics, designs, videos, audio files, and any other creations may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by us. You shall not use any of our identifying designs or content in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or that is in any way disparaging or discrediting to Balanced Canines.

YOUR LICENSE TO US

By posting or submitting ANY material in ANY form (including but not limited to comments, emails, photos, videos, audio files, etc.) to us, you are representing that:

  1. You own the material;

  2. You are 18 years of age or older;

  3. Submissions do not violate any law;

  4. You are granting us and anyone authorized by us the rights to a royalty-free, irrevocable, unrestricted, universal license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, distribute, display or in any way make public any submissions in any way we choose and for any purpose and to identify you as the author as we see fit, including posting on social media platforms;

  5. You agree that Balanced Canines has the right but not the obligation to use and display any postings or contributions of any kind.

 

LIMITATIONS ON LINKING AND FRAMING

You may establish a hypertext link to the Site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by us or by the Site. However, you may not frame or inline link any of the content or materials of the Site, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our material, content, or intellectual property.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL BALANCED CANINES OR ITS PRINCIPALS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL INJURY TO PEOPLE OR THEIR ANIMALS, LOSS OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR PROFIT, OR DUE TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF REPUTATION OR GOODWILL) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS ON BALANCED CANINES’ SITES OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, EVEN IF BALANCED CANINES OR BALANCED CANINES’ AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree at all times to indemnify and hold harmless Balanced Canines. This includes, but is not limited to liability for any losses, damages, costs, or expenses of any kind or nature (including attorney’s fees) which you have incurred or may later incur resulting from any personal injury to you, your family members, or your dog(s) as well as damage to any personal property based on any activities undertaken after engaging with Balanced Canines website, materials, programs or services. These damages include, but are not limited to the loss of income, earnings, bodily injury, pain and suffering, emotional or mental distress, and all veterinary or medical expenses. In addition, you waive any claim which you now have or hereafter may have against Balanced Canines.

You accept that Balanced Canines has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally, or as part of a group, against Balanced Canines, or its officers, employees, or vendors in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website or the use of its materials.

Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect Balanced Canines’ officers, employees, vendors, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, and sub-contractors as well as Balanced Canines.

ASSUMPTIONS OF RISK

You acknowledge and understand that dog training activities involve potential risk of personal injury and injury to personal property, including dogs, which may result from your participation, and/or your animal’s participation, in dog training activities.

EXCEPTIONS

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit.

REASONABLENESS

By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable and necessary for us to provide the materials contained herein and you agree to use the website and its materials according to your own personal discretion and accept all liability for such use and discretion.

If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website or any of its materials.

PERIODIC  UPDATES

Please check this page for periodic updates on our policies regarding any personal information you've provided to us via our website. Thank you for visiting us online. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you.

Effective as of April 2023