Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

Em-press Design, Inc. Terms of Service

1. Terms

By accessing the website at http://www.em-pressdesign.com, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, 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. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

2. Use License

  1. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Em-press Design, Inc.'s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:  
    i. modify or copy the materials;
    ii. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
    iii. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Em-press Design, Inc.'s website;
    iv. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
    v. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
  2. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Em-press Design, Inc. at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Disclaimer

  1. The materials on Em-press Design, Inc.'s website are provided on an 'as is' basis. Em-press Design, Inc. makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
  2. Further, Em-press Design, Inc. does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. Limitations

In no event shall Em-press Design, Inc. or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Em-press Design, Inc.'s website, even if Em-press Design, Inc. or a Em-press Design, Inc. authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Accuracy of materials

The materials appearing on Em-press Design, Inc.'s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Em-press Design, Inc. does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. Em-press Design, Inc. may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Em-press Design, Inc. does not make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

Em-press Design, Inc. has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Em-press Design, Inc. of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.

7. Modifications

Em-press Design, Inc. may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

8. Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Texas and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. WELCOMES YOU TO WWW.EM-PRESSDESIGN.COM.  WE ASK THAT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF — USE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A LICENSE THAT COVERS YOUR — USE OF THIS SITE AND ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT YOU ENGAGE IN THROUGH THIS SITE (AGREEMENT). BY ACCESSING, VIEWING, OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE WITH THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

USE OF SITE

This website is provided solely for the use of current and future members of EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC.. to provide you with information about EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. / Shari Lerner Van Vranken and her work, to facilitate communication with professionals, to facilitate member communication, to permit you to place orders for our products and services, and to enable you to contact us with any questions or comments that you may have. Any other use of this site is prohibited. By way of example, you should not use any features of this site that permit communications or postings to post, transmit, display, or otherwise communicate:

  • any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful information;
  • any advertisement, solicitation, spam, chain letter, or other similar type of information;
  • any encouragement of illegal activity;
  • unauthorized use or disclosure of private, personally identifiable information of others; or
  • any materials subject to trademark, copyright, or other laws protecting any materials or data of others in the absence of a valid license or other right to do so.

SITE CONTENTS AND OWNERSHIP

The information contained on this site, including all images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, and other materials (Materials) are the property of EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. and are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights.  Members do retain all rights to their own specific Materials that are uploaded to the site. Express permission is necessary to display, copy, distribute, download, and print portions of this site and will only be given for the purposes of using this site for the authorized uses described above. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on all copies of the Contents. You shall comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this website and prevent unauthorized copying of the Contents. Except as provided in this Notice, EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. does not grant you any express or implied right in or under any patents, intellectual property, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secret information.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

You expressly agree that use of this website is at your sole risk. Neither EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC., its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors (collectively, “Providers”), or the like, warrant that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of this site, or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, security, or currency of the Materials.

The Materials may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. Further, EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. does not warrant reliability of any statement or other information displayed or distributed through the site. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the site. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. may make any other changes to this site, the Materials and the products, programs, services, or prices (if any) described in this site at any time without notice.

THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” AND “WHERE AVAILABLE” BASIS. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY GOODS OR OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE OR YOUR — USE OF THIS SITE GENERALLY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, QUALITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION’S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES

YOU AGREE THAT EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. AND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR POSSESSION OR — USE OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE, YOUR — USE OF, OR INABILITY TO — USE, THIS SITE GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECA– USE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC., its affiliates, agents, employees, and licensors from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or related in any way to your use of the site, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right.

PRIVACY POLICY

Click here to access EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC.’s Privacy Policy governing the use of information that EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. obtains from you through your use of this website.

LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM

Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of action arises.

TERM AND TERMINATION

Without limiting its other remedies, EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate, or block your and any user’s access to this site at any time in our sole discretion.

HYPERLINK DISCLAIMERS

As a convenience to you, we may provide on this site links to websites operated by other entities (collectively the “Linked Sites”). If you use any Linked Sites, you will leave this site. If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form (e.g., hotlinks, hypertext links, IMG links) are not maintained, controlled, or otherwise governed by EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. The content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by Linked Sites are not investigated, verified, monitored, or endorsed by EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. does not endorse, make any representations regarding, or warrant any information, goods, and/or services appearing and/or offered on any Linked Site, other than linked information authored by EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. Links do not imply that EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. or this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any Linked Site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Except for links to information authored by EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC., EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. is neither responsible for nor will it be liable under any theory based on (i) any Linked Site; (ii) any information and/or content found on any Linked Site; or (iii) any site(s) linked to or from any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or transact any business on them, you do so at your own risk. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. reserves the right to discontinue any Linked Site at any time without prior notice. Please contact the webmasters of any Linked Sites concerning any information, goods, and/or services appearing on them.

CONTROLLING LAW, JURISDICTION, AND INTERNATIONAL — USERS

This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, U.S.A., without reference to its conflict-of-law provisions. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you access this site from outside the United States, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your use of this site. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located within Dallas County, Texas for any disputes with EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. arising out of your use of this site.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. and you with respect to this website, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. with respect to this website. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement or portion of it to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT

We may revise this Agreement at any time and you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement. Any such modifications will become effective on the date they are first posted to this site. It is your responsibility to return to this Agreement from time to time to review the most current terms and conditions. EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to this Agreement.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, or agreement you transmit through this website, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from EM-PRESS DESIGN, INC. solely through electronic transmission. You agree that when in the future you click on an “I agree,” “I consent,” or other similarly worded “button” or entry field with your mouse, keystroke, or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.