Terms of Service
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
Welcome to Joinery and Grain. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the joineryandgrain.com website and all related content, features, and services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing joineryandgrain.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Joinery and Grain. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
2. Description of Service
Joinery and Grain is a blog created by Seattle cabinetmaker Alex Walker that provides educational content about custom cabinetry, woodworking, and home storage solutions. The Service offers homeowners real cost data, material specifications, shop drawings, and room-by-room case studies related to whole-home custom cabinetry projects. Our content focuses on practical information about joinery techniques, material choices, and project costs without romanticized craftsmanship narratives.
The Service is provided for informational and educational purposes only. While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, the content on joineryandgrain.com should not be considered professional advice for your specific project or circumstances.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of the Service may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to immediately notify Joinery and Grain of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or engage in fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Use the Service in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service for commercial purposes without express written permission from Joinery and Grain
Transmit any advertising, promotional materials, spam, or any other form of unsolicited communication
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Joinery and Grain, Alex Walker, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service
Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service without our prior written permission
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious or technologically harmful material
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service or any systems or networks connected to the Service
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on joineryandgrain.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, photographs, shop drawings, cost data, material specifications, and software, is the property of Joinery and Grain or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The Joinery and Grain name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Joinery and Grain or its affiliates. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Service are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may view, download, and print content from joineryandgrain.com for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other proprietary notices. Any other use of content from the Service requires our prior written consent.
6. User Content and Submissions
The Service may allow you to submit comments, questions, feedback, or other content ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in your User Content. However, by submitting User Content to joineryandgrain.com, you grant Joinery and Grain a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to submit your User Content and that your User Content does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other rights of any person or entity. You agree not to submit User Content that is defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.
Joinery and Grain reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine in our sole discretion violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable.
7. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. JOINERY AND GRAIN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Joinery and Grain does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Service or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the content on joineryandgrain.com.
The cost data, material specifications, and project information provided on the Service are based on specific projects and circumstances and may not be applicable to your situation. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We recommend consulting with qualified professionals before undertaking any cabinetry or construction project.
8. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, JOINERY AND GRAIN, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
Any content obtained from the Service
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
IN NO EVENT SHALL JOINERY AND GRAIN'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Joinery and Grain, Alex Walker, and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors 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 Service, including but not limited to your User Content, any use of the Service's content and services other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another person or entity.
10. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, and without liability. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
You may terminate your account at any time by discontinuing use of the Service and, if applicable, deleting your account through the account settings.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in King County, Washington, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
If you have any dispute with Joinery and Grain, you agree to first contact us at the email address provided below and attempt to resolve the dispute informally before pursuing any formal legal action.
12. Changes to Terms
Joinery and Grain reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of material changes by posting the updated Terms on joineryandgrain.com with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed about our terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.
13. Miscellaneous
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Joinery and Grain regarding the use of the Service and supersede any prior agreements. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:
Joinery and Grain
Email: [email protected]
Website: joineryandgrain.com
Thank you for reading our Terms of Service. We appreciate your interest in Joinery and Grain and look forward to providing you with valuable information about custom cabinetry and woodworking.