📋 Terms of Service

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and GiftDelara ("we," "us," or "our") regarding your use of our website at https://giftdelara.org, including any subdomains and all associated services (collectively, the "Website"). By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use our Website.

2. About Our Website

GiftDelara provides educational resources and informational content related to gift cards. Our content includes guides, articles, and resources designed to help users better understand various aspects of gift cards, including types, features, usage, and best practices. All content on our Website is for informational purposes only.

3. Using Our Website

3.1 Eligibility

By using our Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years old. If you are under 18, you should use our Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under 13 years of age.

3.2 Acceptable Use

You agree not to use our Website:

• In any way that violates applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation
• To transmit or procure the sending of any advertising or promotional material without our prior consent
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate GiftDelara, a GiftDelara employee, another user, or any other person or entity
• To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website
• To attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website or any server, computer, or database connected to it
• To attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or distributed denial-of-service attack
• To harvest or collect information about other users

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Our Content

Unless otherwise noted, all content on our Website including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and software is the property of GiftDelara or our content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

4.2 Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use our Website and content for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include:

• Modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, performing, reproducing, publishing, licensing, creating derivative works from, transferring, or selling any information, software, products, or services from our Website
• Using any content for commercial purposes without our express written consent
• Removing any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices
• Framing or utilizing framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information
• Using any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing our name or trademarks

4.3 Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos mentioned on our Website are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by us.

5. User Contributions

5.1 User Content

Our Website may allow you to submit comments, feedback, suggestions, or other content ("User Content"). By providing User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.

5.2 Content Standards

User Content must comply with all applicable laws and regulations. In particular, User Content must not:

• Contain defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable material
• Promote sexually explicit material, violence, or discrimination
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights
• Violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party
• Contain any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability
• Contain any advertisements, promotional materials, "spam," or solicitations
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization

5.3 Monitoring and Enforcement

We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content. We may take any action with respect to User Content if we believe it is necessary or appropriate, including if we believe it violates these Terms, infringes intellectual property or other rights, threatens personal safety, or could create liability for us.

6. Accuracy and Educational Nature of Content

While we strive to provide accurate, useful information, all content on our Website is for educational and informational purposes only. We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content. You acknowledge that:

• Gift card policies and features may change after our content is published
• Our content is general in nature and not tailored to your specific circumstances
• The content is not intended as financial, legal, or professional advice
• You should independently verify information before making decisions based on our content

7. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or resources that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused by your use of such websites or resources.

8. Disclaimers

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GIFTDELARA, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

• YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE
• ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE
• ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE
• UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GiftDelara, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including your User Content, any use of the Website's content, services, or products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms.

11. Term and Termination

These Terms remain in full force and effect while you use the Website. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, without notice, for any conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Website, to us, or to third parties, or for any other reason.

Upon termination, your right to use the Website will immediately cease, but all provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. The date at the top of this page indicates when these Terms were last revised. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to the Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

We encourage you to review the Terms periodically to stay informed about our rules and policies.

13. Governing Law

These Terms and your use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding relating to your access to, or use of, the Website or these Terms shall be instituted in a state or federal court in Cook County, Illinois, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

14. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Website shall first be resolved through good-faith negotiations between the parties. If such negotiations fail to resolve the dispute within 30 days, both parties agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

THE PARTIES WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by us on the Website, constitute the entire agreement between you and GiftDelara concerning the Website.

17. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: