Terms and Conditions
1. Website Usage
Welcome to the Visual Ascent Studios website (the "Website"). By accessing and using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (the "Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.
Visual Ascent Studios, located at 123 Pike Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101, offers professional photography services, studio rentals, and equipment rentals. Our website is intended to provide information about our services, allow users to browse our studio offerings and equipment catalog, and facilitate bookings.
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Website. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any other user, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within the Website.
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Website or any portion thereof, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. You agree that Visual Ascent Studios shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Website.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services, or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
2. Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Visual Ascent Studios shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if Visual Ascent Studios has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from:
- The use or the inability to use the Website.
- The cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Website.
- Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.
- Statements or conduct of any third party on the Website.
- Any other matter relating to the Website.
Our liability to you for any cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms or the Website (including, without limitation, warranty claims), will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to Visual Ascent Studios for use of the Website during the six (6) months prior to the date the cause of action arose.
We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs, and platform in order to access our website. You should use your own virus protection software.
In particular, Visual Ascent Studios is not liable for any interruption to website service caused by third parties or any action that lies outside of the control of Visual Ascent Studios.
3. Intellectual Property
The Website and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Visual Ascent Studios and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
All content on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Visual Ascent Studios or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this website is the exclusive property of Visual Ascent Studios and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
- Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
- You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
- You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
The Visual Ascent Studios name, the Visual Ascent Studios logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Visual Ascent Studios or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Visual Ascent Studios.
If you believe that any content on the Website infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately at [email protected] with the following information: your name, address, telephone number, email address, a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website, a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf, and your electronic or physical signature.
4. Governing Law
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of, or related to, them, their subject matter, or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Seattle, Washington, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
5. Changes to Terms and Conditions
Visual Ascent Studios reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept those changes. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for any updates or changes.
We will make a reasonable effort to notify users of significant changes to these Terms, but it is ultimately your responsibility to stay informed.
6. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:
Visual Ascent Studios
123 Pike Street, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98101
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (206) 555-1212
7. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.
8. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Visual Ascent Studios relating to the Website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Visual Ascent Studios with respect to the Website.
9. Waiver
No waiver by Visual Ascent Studios of any term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Visual Ascent Studios to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not constitute an endorsement by Visual Ascent Studios of the content of such third-party websites. Visual Ascent Studios is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.