Terms and Conditions

Last updated: June 29, 2020

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using Our Service

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.

The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative, 665 South Orcas Street, Seattle Washington 98108.
Country refers to: state of Washington, United States
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
Purchase means to take possession of a given asset, property, item or right by paying a predetermined amount of money for the transaction to be completed through either online shopping over the internet using a web browser or in-store.
Service refers to the Website.
Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service.
Third-party Social Media Service means any services or content (including data, information, products, or services) provided by a third-party that may be displayed, included, or made available by the Service.
Website refers to Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative, accessible from the https://swgm.coop/
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Acknowledgement

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, then You may not access the Service.

You represent that you are over the age of 18. The Company does not permit those under 18 to use the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Company. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Application or the Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using Our Service.

This website is owned and operated by the Company Trademarks and copyrights are owned by Us.

By creating an Account on our Service, You agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information we may send. However, You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

Purchases

If You wish to Purchase any product or service made available through the Service, You may be asked to supply certain information relevant to Your Purchase including, without limitation, Your credit card number, the expiration date of Your credit card, Your billing address, and Your shipping information.

You represent and warrant that: (i) You have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Purchase; and that (ii) the information You supply to us is true, correct and complete.

The service may employ the use of third-party services for the purpose of facilitating payment and the completion of Purchases. By submitting Your information, You grant us the right to provide the information to these third parties subject to our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your order at any time for reasons including but not limited to: product or service availability, errors in the description or price of the product or service, error in Your order or other reasons.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your order if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected.

If Your order is canceled after Your credit card (or other payment account) has been charged, the Company will issue a credit to your credit card (or other applicable payment account) in the amount of the charge. We will attempt to contact you if all or any portion of your order is canceled or if additional information is required to accept Your order. We may request a pre-authorization for some orders placed online with a credit or debit card. This pre-authorization will not be billed to You, but your card issuer may hold this amount for a short period. Your card issuer determines the length of time the pre-authorization is held. The Company does this to ensure that the card details are still valid and that You have sufficient funds to complete the transaction.

By confirming your purchase at the end of the checkout process, You agree to accept and pay for the products, as well as all delivery and handling charges and applicable taxes. You will be charged for most orders when your order is placed. By providing a debit card, credit card or other payment accepted by Us (collectively, “Cards”), You further authorize Us to charge your Cards for any additional charges for your requested changes to your order, or any additional or future orders.

The Company reserves the right, including without prior notice, to limit the quantity of items purchased per person, per household, or per order for any reason. We will attempt to notify you should such limits be applied.

Modifications to The Service and Prices

Prices for Our products are subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.

Products or Services

Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the Service. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to Our Return Policy.

We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor’s display of any color will be accurate.

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or services to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.

We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

Availability, Errors, and Inaccuracies

We are constantly updating product and service offerings on the Service. We may experience delays in updating information on the Service and in our advertising on other web sites. The information found on the Service may contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, and may not be complete or current. Products or services may be mispriced, described inaccurately, or unavailable on the Service and we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information found on the Service. Sizes are approximate.

We therefore reserve the right to change or update information and to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice.

Delivery

Products will be delivered to an address designated by you, if applicable, so long as such address is complete and accurate. All transactions are made pursuant to a delivery contract, and, as a result, risk of loss and title for Products pass to you upon delivery of the Products to the carrier.

The Company and Fed-Ex will make every effort to deliver your product on the day that You requested. Periodically weather conditions and natural disasters make this impossible and You will be contacted by customer service to arrange for a reshipment to be sent.

Fed Ex makes every attempt to deliver orders by 5 pm to businesses and 7 pm to residences except for holiday season holidays (Holiday deliveries could be as late as 9 pm).

Some products may be available for pick up at physical Farm locations. Some products may have restricted delivery within the United States. Estimated delivery times are determined based on the method of delivery chosen when products are purchased and the destination of the products.

Remote Locations, Hospitals, Office Buildings etc.

If You are sending your flowers to a remote location delivery may require additional time and cost.

Orders delivered to residences will not require a signature and will be left in a safe location. If there is not a safe area to leave the package, FedEx will likely reattempt delivery at a later time or following day. If unsuccessful delivery attempts are made, we will not be responsible for the product.

Orders delivered to incorrect addresses are not our responsibility. Orders that need an address change while in transit will be charged $10.00 extra and we cannot be responsible for re-routed items that delay delivery.

Orders cannot be delivered to PO’s, FPO’s and APO’s. Hospital ICU’s or CCU’s cannot receive floral deliveries.

A specific office, department or floor will be required for orders going to hospitals, large office buildings, trains, planes, and boats.

We do not ship internationally. We ship only within the Continental United States.

We ship to the West Coast locations all year as weather permits. We ship to other US locations from Spring until Fall, weather permitting. Due to plant quarantines, we DO NOT ship to Hawaii.

Communication

Please do not hesitate to voice all Your questions and/or concerns. Communication is very important, please keep Us up to date with any changes to Your orders.

Complaints/Reviews

If for any reason You are not pleased with Your experience or results, please share your concerns with Our General Manager, privately, so that We can make things right. Similarly, your reviews via Social Media allow Us to better serve clients like You.

Photos

We are very appreciative of any professional photographs You wish to share of Your event via social media and tagging @seattlewholesalegrowersmarket or using the hashtag #SWGM. We will share, repost, retweet, and pin Your photos with appropriate credit to Your event and vendors.

Contests, Sweepstakes and Promotions

Any contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions (collectively, “Promotions”) made available through the Service may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms & Conditions. If You participate in any Promotions, please review the applicable rules as well as our Privacy Policy. If the rules for a Promotion conflict with these Terms and Conditions, the Promotion rules will apply.

Promotional codes are limited in nature and may expire or be discontinued with or without notice. Promotional codes are void where prohibited by law. Promotional codes may not be copied, sold, or otherwise transferred. They are not redeemable for cash and are subject to cancellation or change at any time for any reason without notice. The Company reserves the right in our discretion to impose conditions on the offering of any promotional code.

Content

Our Service allows You to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material (“Content”). You are responsible for the Content that You post on or through the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.

By posting Content on or through the Service, You represent and warrant that: (i) the Content is Yours (You own it) and/or You have the right to use it and the right to grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms, and (ii) that the posting of Your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person or entity. We reserve the right to terminate the account of anyone found to be infringing on a copyright.

You retain all of Your rights to any Content You submit, post or display on or through the Service and You are responsible for protecting those rights. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for Content You or any third-party posts on or through the Service. However, by posting Content using the Service You grant us the right and license to Use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content on and through the Service. You agree that this license includes the right for Us to make Your Content available to other Users of the Service, who may also use Your Content subject to these Terms.

The Company has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit all Content provided by users.

In addition, Content found on or through this Service are the property of the Company or used with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said Content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from Us.

Fair Use Disclaimer

The Company may use copyrighted material which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Company is making such material available for education, comment, news reporting, or research.

The Company believes this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the United States Copyright law.

If You wish to use copyrighted material from the Service for your own purposes that go beyond fair use, You must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Accounts

When You create an account with Us, You guarantee that You are above the age of 18, and that the information You provide Us is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Inaccurate, incomplete, or obsolete information may result in the immediate termination of Your account on the Service.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to Your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under Your account and/or password, whether Your password is with our Service or a third-party service. You must notify Us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your account.

You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than You, without appropriate authorization. You may not use as a username any name that is offensive, vulgar, or obscene.

We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove, or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.

Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by You and other users), graphics, logos, designs, are and will remain the exclusive property of the Company and its licensors.

The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries.

Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Company. The use of any of these without our written permission is strictly prohibited.

Links to Other Web Sites

Our Service may contain links to third party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Company.

The Company has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that You visit.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of Your use of Our Service, You warrant to Our Company that you will not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Service in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Service. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Service.

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, You are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (b) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (c) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (d) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (e) to submit false or misleading information; (f) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (g) to collect or track the personal information of others; (h) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (i) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (j) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate Your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend Your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

If You wish to terminate your account, You may simply discontinue using the Service. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), resulting from or arising out of a) Your use and access of the Service, by You or any person using Your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms, or c) Content posted on the Service.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall the Company, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy, arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Service, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Terms), and unauthorized access, use or alteration of Your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage even if the Company or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply. In these states, each party’s liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Medicinal or Therapeutic usage

The Company does not take responsibility for any adverse effects from the medicinal use of flowers or foliage for any therapeutic purpose. Please consult a professional before using any plant parts medicinally. Additionally, not all poisonous plants are indicated as such on Our Services. We encourage You to do research where there might be cause for concern.

“AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” Disclaimer

Your use of the Service is at Your sole risk. The Service is provided to You “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company’s provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

All information in the Service is provided “AS IS”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The Company will not be liable to You or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information given by the Service or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Views Expressed Disclaimer

The Service may contain views and opinions which are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other author, agency, organization, employer, or company, including the Company.

Comments published by users are their sole responsibility and the users will take full responsibility, liability and blame for any libel or litigation that results from something written in or as a direct result of something written in a comment. The Company is not liable for any comment published by users and reserve the right to delete any comment for any reason whatsoever.

No Responsibility Disclaimer

The information on the Service is provided with the understanding that the Company is not herein engaged in rendering legal, accounting, tax, or other professional advice and services. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or other competent advisers.

In no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with your access or use or inability to access or use the Service.

Exclusions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Your use of the Service may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.

Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company.

United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) You are not located in a country that is subject to the United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (ii) You are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under this Terms shall not effect a party’s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall be the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Translation Interpretation

These Terms and Conditions may have been translated if We have made them available to You on our Service. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material. We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, please stop using the website and the Service.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us by visiting this page on our website: https://swgm.coop/contact-us/

Or contact us at:

Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative

665 South Orcas St.

Seattle, WA 98108 US