Privacy Policy

We understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.casariadesign.com (“our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.  Your acceptance of our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of our Site.  If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using our Site immediately.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation 

In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  

“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of our Site and/or when you use certain features of our Site.  Details of the Cookies used by our Site are set out in clause 13, below;

“Personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the The Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission and

“We/Us/Our” means Casa Ria, a company registered in the United States of America and State of Florida under company EIN 87-3311845, whose registered address is at 3607 S Hesperides St Tampa, FL 33629.

  1. Information About Us
    1. We own and operate this Site.
    2. Our main point of contact for data protection related inquiries is Stephanie Acevedo and they can be contacted by email at stephanie@casariadesign.com.
  1. What Does This Policy Cover?
    1. This Privacy Policy applies to our use of all personal data we collect via our Site or from our Clients and prospective clients
    2. Visitors to our Site should note that it may contain links to other websites.  Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
  1. Your Rights
    1. As a data subject, you have the following rights under the The Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission, which this Policy and our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
      1. The right to be informed about our collection and use of personal data;
      2. The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see clause 12);
      3. The right to rectification if any personal data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact us using the details in clause 14);
      4. The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask us to delete any personal data we hold about you (we only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in clause 6 but if you would like us to delete it sooner, please contact us using the details in clause 14);
      5. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
      6. The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organization);
      7. The right to object to us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
      8. Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
    2. If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us using the details provided in clause 14 and we will do our best to solve the problem for you.  If we are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. 
    3. For further information about your rights, please contact the Federal Trade Commission. 
  1. What Data Do We Collect and How Do We Use Your Data?
    1. We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data which we have grouped together as follows: 
      1. Identity Data includes first name and last name. 
      2. Contact Data includes email address, company address and telephone number.
      3. Financial Data includes payment or card information. 
      4. Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this Site. 
      5. Usage Data includes information about how you use our Site and our services. 
      6. Sensitive Data includes medical history and other health-related data.
  1. All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary or statutorily required in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.  We will comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the applicable Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission at all times. For more details on security see clause 5, below.
  2. Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis.  Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
  1. We will not send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that we fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the applicable Privacy Act of 1974 and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission.
  2. Third parties whose content appears on our Site may use third party Cookies, as detailed below in clause 11. Please refer to clause 11 for more information on controlling Cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and use and advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
  3. You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.  Unless we have reasonable grounds to refuse to delete it (where this is permitted under the applicable Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission), we will do so without delay and within no longer than one month from receiving your request.
  4. We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
  1. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
    1. We only keep your personal data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described above in clause 6, and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it.
    2. Your data will be stored in the United States of America. 
    3. Data security is very important to us and to protect your data, we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our Site.
  1. Do We Share Your Data?
    1. We may sometimes contract with other third parties to supply services to you on our behalf.  These may include search engine facilities, sub-contractors and suppliers, affiliates and joint ventures.  In some cases, these third parties may require access to some or all of your data.  Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
    2. We may compile statistics about the use of our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymous and will not include any personally identifying data or any anonymous data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you.  We may, from time to time, share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners and advertisers.  Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
    3. We may sometimes use third party data processors that are located outside of the United States of America.  Where we transfer any personal data outside the USA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the US and under the The Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission.
    4. In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal data, for example, where we are involved in legal proceedings, where we are complying with legal requirements, a court order or a governmental authority.
  1. What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
    1. We may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of our business.  Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by us.
    2. In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
  1. How Can You Control Your Data ?
    1. In addition to your rights under the The Privacy Act of 1974 and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission set out in clause 4, when you submit personal data to us via email or via our Site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data.  In particular, we aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and at the point of providing your details).
    2. You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the US: The Direct Marketing Association (“the DMA”) and register for National Do Not Call Registry. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
  1. Your Right to Withhold Information
    1. You may access certain areas of our Site without providing any data at all.  However, to use all features and functions available on our Site, you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
    2. You may restrict our use of Cookies.  You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser.  Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party Cookies.  By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed.  For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.  
  1. How Can You Access Your Data?

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by us (where such data is held).  Please contact us for more details using the contact details below in clause 14. 

  1. Our Use of Cookies
    1. All Cookies used by and on our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie law.
    2. We may place and access the following first party and third party Cookies on your computer or device, to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our services:
  1. First party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us.  Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services and/or parties other than us.  These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of our Site and your use and experience of our Site will not be impaired by refusing consent to them. 
  2. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies.  By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you.  You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of our Site may not function fully or as intended.
  3. Certain features of our Site depend on Cookies to function.  Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”.  These Cookies are also shown above.  Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them.  You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed in section 11.2, but please be aware that our Site may not work properly if you do so.  We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
  4. Our Site uses Google Analytics.  Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how our Site is used.  This, in turn, enables us to improve our Site and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of our Site and they enable us to continually improve our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.  Google’s privacy policy is available at: www.google.com/policies/privacy
  5. You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access our Site more quickly and efficiently.
  6. It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
  1. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at
stephanie@casariadesign.com by telephone on 410-972-5303 or by post at www.casariadesign.com. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about you (as under clause 12, above).

  1. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes).  Any changes will be immediately posted on our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our Site following the alterations.  We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

Website Terms of Use

Website Terms of Use 

These Website Terms of Use set out the terms under which you may use this website, www.casariadesign.com (“our Site”).  Please read these Website Terms of Use carefully and ensure that you understand them.  It will be deemed that you agree to comply with and be bound by these Website Terms of Use upon your first use of our Site.  If you do not agree to comply with and be bound by these Website Terms of Use, you must stop using our Site immediately.

You must be over 18 years of age to use our e-design service or to order other services or products via our Site.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation 
    1. In these Website Terms of Use, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Content” means any and all text, images, audio, video, scripts, code, software, databases and any other form of information capable of being stored on a computer that appears on, or forms part of, our Site; and 

“We/Us/Our” means Casa Ria LLC, a company registered in the United States of America under company number EIN 87-3311845 whose registered address is at 3607 S Hesperides St Tampa, FL 33629. 

  1. Access to Our Site
    1. It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access our Site.
    2. Access to our Site is free of charge.  Access is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis.  We may alter, suspend or discontinue our Site (or any part of it) at any time and without notice.  We will not be liable to you in any way if our Site (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time or for any period.
  1. Intellectual Property Rights
    1. All Content included on our Site and the copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting in that Content, unless specifically labelled otherwise, belongs to or has been licensed by us.  All Content is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
    2. Subject to clause 3.3, you may not reproduce, copy, distribute, sell, rent, sub-license, store, or in any other manner re-use Content from our Site unless we give you express written permission to do so.
    3. You may:
      1. Access, view and use our Site in a web browser (including any web browsing capability built into other types of software or app);
      2. Download our Site (or any part of it) for caching;
      3. Print pages from our Site;
      4. Download extracts from pages on our Site; and
      5. Save pages from our Site for later and/or offline viewing.
    4. You must always acknowledge our status as the owner and author of the Content on our Site (or that of identified licensors, as appropriate).
    5. You may not use any Content saved or downloaded from our Site for commercial purposes without first obtaining a license from us (or our licensors, as appropriate) to do so.  This does not prohibit the normal access, viewing and use of our Site for general information purposes, whether by business users or consumers.  
  1. Links to Our Site
    1. You may link to our Site provided that:
      1. You do so in a fair and legal manner;
      2. You do not do so in a manner that suggests any form of association, endorsement or approval on our part where none exists;
      3. You do not use any logos or trade marks displayed on our Site without our express written permission; and
      4. You do not do so in a way that is intended to damage our reputation or to take unfair advantage of it.
    2. Framing or embedding of our Site on other websites is not permitted without our express written permission.  
    3. You may not link to our Site from any other site, the main content of which contains material that:
      1. is obscene, deliberately offensive, hateful or otherwise inflammatory;
      2. promotes violence;
      3. promotes or assists in any form of unlawful activity;
      4. discriminates against, or is in any way defamatory towards, any person or group of people;
      5. is intended or is otherwise likely to threaten, harass, annoy, inconvenience, upset or embarrass another person;
      6. is intended or is otherwise likely to infringe (or to threaten to infringe) another person’s privacy;
      7. misleadingly impersonates any person or otherwise misrepresents the identity or affiliation of a particular person in a way that is calculated to deceive;
      8. infringes, or assists in the infringement of, the intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks and database rights) of any other party; or
      9. is made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party including, but not limited to, contractual duties and duties of confidence.
    4. The restrictions in clause 4.3 do not apply to content submitted to sites by other users, provided that the primary purpose of the site meets with the provisions of clause 4.3.  You are not, for example, prohibited from posting links on general-purpose social networking sites merely because another user may post such content.  You are, however, prohibited from posting links on websites which focus on or encourage the submission of such content from users. 
  1. Links to Other Sites

Links to other sites may be included on our Site.  Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under our control.  We neither assume nor accept responsibility or liability for the content of third party sites.  The inclusion of a link to another site on our Site is for information only and does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.

  1. Disclaimers
    1. Nothing on our Site constitutes advice on which you should rely.  It is provided for general information purposes only.  
    2. Insofar as is permitted by law, we make no representation, warranty or guarantee that our Site will meet your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all software and hardware, or that it will be secure.
    3. We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Content on our Site is complete, accurate and up-to-date.  We do not, however, make any representations, warranties or guarantees (whether express or implied) that this will be the case.
  1. Viruses, Malware and Security
    1. We exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that our Site is secure and free from viruses and other malware.
    2. You are responsible for protecting your hardware, software, data and other material from viruses, malware and other internet security risks.
    3. You must not deliberately introduce viruses, malware or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful either to or via our Site.
    4. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of our Site, the server on which our Site is stored, or any other server, computer or database connected to our Site.
    5. You must not attack our Site by means of a denial of service attack, a distributed denial of service attack or by any other means.
    6. By breaching the provisions of clauses 7.3 to 7.5, you may be committing a criminal offense under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) 1986.  Any and all such breaches will be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate fully with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them.  Your right to use our Site will cease immediately in the event of such a breach.
  1. Acceptable Usage Policy
    1. You may only use our Site in a manner that is lawful.  Specifically:
      1. you must ensure that you comply fully with any and all local, national or international laws and/or regulations;
      2. you must not use our Site in any way, or for any purpose, that is unlawful or fraudulent;
      3. you must not use our Site to knowingly send, upload, or in any other way transmit data that contains any form of virus or other malware, or any other code designed to adversely affect computer hardware, software or data of any kind; and
      4. you must not use our Site in any way, or for any purpose, that is intended to harm any person or persons in any way.
    2. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Site if you materially breach the provisions of this clause 8 or any of the other provisions of these Website Terms of Use.  Specifically, we may take one or more of the following actions:
      1. suspend, whether temporarily or permanently, your right to access our Site;
      2. issue you with a written warning;
      3. take legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of any and all relevant costs incurred as a result of your breach;
      4. take further legal action against you as appropriate;
      5. disclose such information to law enforcement authorities as required or as we deem reasonably necessary; and/or
      6. any other actions which we deem reasonably appropriate (and lawful).
  1. Our Liability
    1. To the fullest extent permissible by law, we accept no liability to any user for any loss or damage, whether foreseeable or otherwise, in contract, tort (including negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of (or inability to use) our Site or the use of or reliance upon any Content included on our Site.
    2. To the fullest extent permissible by law, we exclude all representations, warranties and guarantees (whether express or implied) that may apply to our Site or any Content included on our Site.
    3. If you are a business user, we accept no liability for loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; loss of anticipated savings; business interruption; or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
    4. We exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that our Site is free from viruses and other malware.  We accept no liability for any loss or damage resulting from a virus or other malware, a distributed denial of service attack, or other harmful material or event that may adversely affect your hardware, software, data or other material that occurs as a result of your use of our Site (including the downloading of any Content from it) or any other site referred to on our Site. 
    5. We neither assume nor accept responsibility or liability arising out of any disruption or non-availability of our Site resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, internet service provider equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, natural events, acts of war, legal restrictions or censorship.
    6. Nothing in these Website Terms of Use excludes or restricts our liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for death or personal injury resulting from negligence, or for any other forms of liability which cannot be excluded or restricted by law.  
    7. If you are a consumer visiting our Site, please contact your local Federal Trade Commission for full details of your legal rights, including those relating to digital content.
  1. Privacy and Cookies

Use of our Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Website Terms of Use by this reference. You can view our Privacy Policy here https://www.casariadesign.com/privacy-policy-3/.

  1. Changes to these Website Terms of Use 

We may alter these Website Terms of Use at any time.  Any such changes will become binding on you upon your first use of our Site after the changes have been implemented.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

  1. Contacting Us

To contact us, please email us at stephanie@casariadesign.com or use any of the methods provided on our contact page.

  1. Law and Jurisdiction
    1. These Website Terms of Use, and the relationship between you and us (whether contractual or otherwise) will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America.
    2. If you are a consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law in your country of residence. Nothing in clause 13.1 above takes away or reduces your rights as a consumer to rely on those provisions.
    3. If you are a consumer, any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between you and us relating to these Website Terms of Use, or the relationship between you and us (whether contractual or otherwise) will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of United States of America as determined by your residency. 
    4. If you are a business, any disputes concerning these Website Terms of Use, the relationship between you and us, or any matters arising from them or associated with them (whether contractual or otherwise) will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States of America. 

Terms & Conditions

Casa Ria LLC Design Contract/Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions apply to all Services provided by us, CASA RIA LLC, a company registered in the United States of America and state of Florida under EIN 87-3311845, whose registered address is at 3607 S Hesperides St. Tampa, FL 33629. 

  1. Definitions and Interpretation 
    1. In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Consumer” is as defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act;

“Contract” means the contract formed between you and us, as detailed in clause 2; 

“Client/You/Your” means you, the Consumer, firm or corporate body purchasing the Services;

“Products”, where applicable, means the products, including e-products such as e-books and courses, to be provided by us to you as detailed in our Proposal or as ordered by you via our Website;

“Proposal” means our estimate for providing the interior design Services, which unless otherwise stated, remains open for acceptance for a period of 30 days and constitutes our entire scope of works.  This may be by way of a formal fee proposal or an email confirmation; 

“Services” meanstheinterior design services to be provided by us to you as detailed in our Proposal; and

www.casariadesign.com.

  1. Each reference in these Terms and Conditions to:
    1. “writing” and “written” includes emails;
    2. a statute or a provision of a statute is a reference to that statute or provision as amended or re-enacted at the relevant time;
    3. “these Terms and Conditions” is a reference to these Terms and Conditions as may be amended or supplemented at the relevant time;
    4. a clause is a reference to a clause of these Terms and Conditions; and
    5. a “Party” or the “Parties” refer to the parties to these Terms and Conditions.
  2. The headings used in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and will have no effect on their interpretation.
  3. Words imparting the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa.  References to any gender shall include the other gender. References to persons shall include corporations.
  1. How the Contract is Formed
    1. These Terms and Conditions govern the sale of all Services and Products provided by us and will form the basis of the Contract between you and us.  
    2. Following our initial consultation, we will provide you with a Proposal for the Services and/or Products you have requested.  This will be based on the brief given by you at this initial consultation (or received in our welcome questionnaire).  All details of the project or any relevant information must be given to us fully and to the best of your knowledge.  A legally binding Contract between you and us will be created when you accept our Proposal.  Before accepting our Proposal, please ensure that you have read these Terms and Conditions carefully.  If you are unsure about any part of these Terms and Conditions, please ask us for clarification.  No terms or conditions issued or referred to by you in any form will in any way vary or add to these Terms and Conditions unless we agree otherwise in writing.
    3. You may be able to purchase Products directly from our Website.  In this event, our Website will guide you through the ordering process.  Your order constitutes a contractual offer that we may, at our sole discretion, accept.  All orders are subject to acceptance by us and we will confirm such acceptance to you by sending you an email that confirms that the order has been successfully processed (“the Order Confirmation”).  The Contract between us will only be formed when we send you the Order Confirmation.  The Order Confirmation will contain full details of the Product(s) ordered, the price (including any taxes and other additional charges), and where applicable, the estimated date on which the Product(s) will be delivered.
    4. Any Proposal we may send is based on the information provided us at the time we prepare it.  If any errors or discrepancies become evident which affect our price, we reserve the right to make adjustments to it.
  1. Interior Design Services
    1. We will ensure that our Services are provided with reasonable care and skill and in accordance with best trade practice.  Our Services, and any guidance we provide, will be from an interior design perspective only; you must gain specialist advice from architects, building control, structural engineers or other specialist contractors or trades where applicable.
    2. We will provide you with a number of designs which will need to be approved by you in writing.  We will accommodate a maximum of two revisions to your chosen design.  Any further alterations, any changes to the original brief, any changes required after you have approved the design, works required outside of our normal working hours (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm excluding bank holidays) or any additional visits required above the allowance included for in our Proposal will be chargeable at our hourly rate applicable at the time.
    3. If you require any additional services after accepting our Proposal, we will provide you with a further Proposal, which must be accepted by you in writing before we will proceed. 
    4. We may provide sketches or impressions before or during the provision of the Services.  Any such material is intended for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to provide an exact specification of the works to be provided, nor to guarantee specific results and is not to be used for construction purposes unless specifically issued as such.
    5. It is your responsibility to check all dimensions and measurements set out in any plans we provide and it is the builder or contractor’s responsibility to report any discrepancies to us prior to any construction or building work starting.
    6. If we are asked to provide lighting, heating, flooring or other plans, we will produce these as guidance only from a design point of view. It will be the relevant contractor’s responsibility to ensure the work from the plans we have created is safe and practical.
    7. We will provide our designs and plans digitally and have included for this in our Proposal.  If you require printed materials, we will charge for our costs in providing these.
    8. We may provide suggestions for products or other services to be provided as part of your project.  You are under no obligation to accept these suggestions but if you decide to, you will need to ensure the relevant supplier is suitable for your needs.  A separate contractual relationship will be created between you and the supplier, under separate terms and conditions.  You will be responsible for making arrangements and paying the supplier directly and they will be liable to you directly for their actions or inactions.
    9. We may agree to coordinate the ordering of products for your design. We cannot be held responsible for arranging repairs, replacements, returns or freight claims for purchases you have made.  We strive to select furniture and accessories and brands with good reputations; however, will not be held responsible for the quality of any furniture or accessory that we select or propose.   
    10. If we agree to meet with you, we reserve the right to charge for our mileage and traveling time.  Mileage will be charged at $50 per hour. We require a minimum of 48 hours’ notice if the agreed meeting date or time is to be changed.  If we receive less than 48 hours’ notice, we reserve the right to charge for any costs incurred by us.
    11. Any timescales we provide are for guidance only and are not of the essence of the Contract.
  1. E-Design Services
    1. E-Design services are an online decorating consultation service only.  All recommendations are regarded as suggestions to improve the aesthetic of your space and are not intended for construction services.
    2. You are responsible for confirming the accuracy and completeness of any information that is provided.
    3. Floor plan measurements and details are for illustration purposes only, and as such, the floor plan or any related materials that illustrate the arrangement or placement of recommended items is intended to be used solely as a rough sketch in order to demonstrate the suggested placement or arrangement of recommended items.
    4. All objects depicted in floor plans or any related materials that illustrate the arrangement or placement of recommended items will be chosen as an “approximate match” to represent those pieces that have been noted in the shopping lists.  Colors, sizes and other details may not be exact.
    5. You agree to correspond strictly through online communication using email and allocated, previously arranged calls in 15 minute blocks up to a maximum of 4 hours, unless otherwise agreed in writing.  You agree to pay our hourly rate for unscheduled phone calls, and texts not previously agreed or above the 4 hours.
    6. We will not be responsible for the means, methods or procedures of the construction, fabrication, delivery & installation, or safety precautions in connections with the e-design project.
    7. Product sourcing is limited to certain countries.
    8. In the event that you have a space that is a combination-use room (i.e. living room/dining room combination), payment will be for the number of spaces combined, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
    9. Two design revisions are included in every e-design package. Additional revisions beyond those included are available at additional cost to be agreed upon in writing.
    10. We cannot guarantee the prices or long-term availability of merchandise listed in your product shopping list.
    11. We cannot be held responsible for arranging repairs, replacement or freight claims for purchases made in conjunction with recommendations for your e-design project.
    12. We shall have the right to document the project notes, boards and photos, which may be used for portfolio, blog, social media, public display and similar publicity purposes.  Your first name and location may be used in connection with the documentation unless specified to the contrary.  Your data will be held in accordance with our Privacy Policy.  All documentation used on our behalf shall be paid by us.  In addition, if you apply the tips and suggestions given and document these changes, we must be given credit as the consultant for the project if your documentation is released to the public.
  1. Products 
    1. We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all descriptions and illustrations of Products available from us correspond to the actual Products that you will receive.  Please note, however, that images shown on our Website or in our marketing literature are for illustrative purposes only.  There may be slight variations between the image of an item and the actual Product sold due to differences in computer displays and lighting conditions.
    2. Please note that clause 5.1 does not exclude our responsibility for mistakes due to negligence on our part and refers only to minor discrepancies.  Please refer to clause 7 if the Products are incorrect.
    3. Delivery shall be deemed complete once we have delivered the Products to the address provided in your order.
    4. If we are unable to deliver the Products on the delivery date (if, for example, no one is available at your address to receive the Products) we will leave a note informing you that the Products have been returned to our premises, requesting that you contact us to arrange re-delivery.  The re-delivery will be chargeable.
    5. The risk in the Products shall remain with us until they come into your physical possession.
    6. Ownership of the Products passes to you once we have received payment in full of all sums due (including any applicable delivery charges).
    7. If your order is for an e-Product, such as a course or e-book, the paid content will be made available to you immediately when we send you our Order Confirmation and will continue to be available until you end the Contract.
    8. Where any updates are made to paid content, it will continue to match our description of it as provided to you before you purchased the paid content.  Please note that this does not prevent us from enhancing the paid content, and so going beyond the original description.
    9. When you place an order for an e-Product, you will be required to expressly acknowledge that you wish the paid content to be made available to you immediately.  You will also be required to expressly acknowledge that by accessing (e.g. streaming) the paid content, you will lose your legal right to cancel if you change your mind.
    10. In some limited circumstances, we may need to suspend the provision of paid content (in full or in part) to fix technical problems, make necessary minor technical changes or update the paid content to comply with relevant changes in the law or other regulatory requirements.
    11. If we need to suspend availability of the paid content for any of the reasons set out in clause 5.13, we will inform you in advance of the suspension and explain why it is necessary (unless we need to suspend availability for urgent or emergency reasons such as a dangerous problem with the paid content, in which case we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible after suspension).  If this occurs, your access to the paid content will be extended by a period equivalent to the length of the suspension (unless the period of suspension is less than 5 days).  The suspension will not last for more than 14 days. 
    12. We may suspend provision of the paid content if we do not receive payment on time from you.  We will inform you of the non-payment on the due date, however, if you do not make payment within 48 hours of our notice, we may suspend provision of the paid content until we have received all outstanding sums due from you.  If we do suspend provision of the paid content, we will inform you of the suspension.
  1. Price and Payment
    1. Our standard payment terms for projects over $500 are as follows:
      1. 100% of the quoted fee is payable as a deposit once our Proposal is accepted.  We will be unable to commence the works until this deposit has been paid in full;  
      2. The remaining quoted fee (if any) is payable on completion of the design and before any drawings and plans we have produced are sent to you or your chosen contractors to begin the works, where applicable.
    2. We reserve the right to issue additional progress invoices and the final invoice at any time, if the Services are delayed through no fault of our own.  We also reserve the right to request 100% of the quoted fee up front at our sole discretion and for projects under $500 and will specify this in the Proposal.
    3. The Services will be deemed complete, and the final invoice will be issued, once our design has been provided.  We may include for additional advice and support for a maximum of 2 weeks after we have issued the final documents and if this is the case, we will set this out our Proposal.  If you require further support, this will be chargeable at our standard hourly rate.
    4. Unless otherwise agreed, our hourly rates are as follows:  
      1. $100 per hour
    5. All quoted prices include sales tax of 7.5% where applicable (mostly for products, not services).  
    6. All invoices are payable immediately or within 15 calendar days from the date of invoice, without set-off, withholding or deduction.
    7. We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that any prices shown on our Website are correct at the time of going online.   All prices are checked by us before we accept your order.  In the unlikely event that we have shown incorrect pricing information, we will contact you in writing to inform you of the mistake.  If the correct price is lower than that shown when you made your order, we will simply charge you the lower amount and continue processing your order.  If the correct price is higher, we will give you the option to purchase the Products at the correct price or to cancel your order (or the affected part of it) if manufacturer will accept the return.  We will not proceed with processing your order in this case until you respond. If we do not receive a response from you within 48 hours, we will treat your order as cancelled and notify you of this in writing.
    8. If you do not make payment to us by the due date, we will stop providing our Services and will charge you interest on the overdue sum at the rate of 5% per annum above the FDIC base lending rate from time to time.  Interest will accrue on a daily basis from the due date for payment until the actual date of payment of the overdue sum, both before or after judgment.  This will not apply if you have promptly contacted us to dispute an invoice in good faith.  No interest will accrue while such a dispute is ongoing. 
    9. Should the works be delayed or postponed for a period of 6 months or more in any one stage, through no fault of our own, we reserve the right to review and amend our fees and will notify you of this.
    10. All orders placed via our Website must always be paid for in advance and will be taken we process your order and send you an Order Confirmation (this usually occurs immediately and you will be shown a message confirming your payment).  All payments have to be made using our chosen payment gateway provider, such as PayPal.  Payments will go through this payment gateway provider’s website.  No credit or debit card information is provided to us and completion of the transaction will be subject to you agreeing to the payment gateway provider’s terms and conditions. A separate contractual relationship will be created between you and the payment gateway provider and we cannot be held responsible for their actions or lack of actions.  
  1. Problems with Products
    1. By law, we must provide Products that are of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described.  If any Products you have purchased do not comply, please contact us as soon as reasonably possible to inform us of the problem.
    2. In the case of physical Products ordered:
      1. Beginning on the day that the product is purchased, items are non-refundable unless specified otherwise. Upon delivery, recipient is to inspect for damages, make sure all contents have been delivered and ask the delivery company to take away packaging contents. 
      2. If the items are damaged on delivery, recipient must refuse the delivery and file a claim with the delivery company to investigate the issue and inform the manufacturer directly. 
      3. Please note that you will not be eligible to claim under this clause 7 if we informed you of the fault(s), damage or other problems with the Products before you purchased them (and it is because of the same issue that you now wish to return them); you have purchased the Products for an unsuitable purpose that is neither obvious nor made known to us and the problem has resulted from your use of the Products for that purpose; or the problem is the result of normal wear and tear, misuse or intentional or careless damage.
      4. Please also note that you may not return products to us under this clause 7 merely because you have changed your mind. 
    3. In the case of e-Products ordered:
      1. If we cannot fix the problem, or if it has not been (or cannot be) fixed within a reasonable time and without significant inconvenience to you, you may be entitled to a full or partial refund;
      2. Please note that we will not be liable if we informed you of the fault(s) or other problems with particular paid content before you accessed it and it is that same issue that has now caused the problem (for example, if the paid content in question is an alpha or beta version and we warned you that it may contain faults); if you have purchased the paid content for an unsuitable purpose that is neither obvious nor made known to us and the problem resulted from your use of the paid content for that purpose; or if the problem is the result of misuse or intentional or careless damage.
    4. Refunds under this clause 7 will be issued within 14 calendar days of the day on which we agree that you are entitled to the refund, using the same payment method that you used when purchasing the Products, unless you specifically request that we make a refund using a different method.
    5. For further information on your rights as a consumer, please contact your local Federal Trade Commission. 
  1. Cancellation of our services: 
    1. In the case of Services, this cancellation period begins once the Contract between you and us is formed and ends at the end of 14 calendar days after that date.  If you wish to cancel the Contract, you should inform us immediately by post or email. 
    2. If we have begun providing our services and/or products, you will be required to pay for the services and/or products we have provided up to the point at which you inform us of your wish to cancel. 
  1. Our Liability
    1. We will be responsible for any foreseeable loss or damage that you may suffer as a result of our breach of these Terms and Conditions or as a result of our negligence.  Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is an obvious consequence of our breach or negligence or if it is contemplated by you and us when the Contract is created.  We will not be responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable.
    2. If you are not a Consumer, we will not be responsible to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, interruption to business, loss of any business opportunity or for any other indirect or consequential loss.  In the event of a breach by us of our express obligations under these Terms and Conditions, your remedies will be limited to damages, which in any event, will not exceed the fees paid by you for the Services.
    3. We will use our own exclusive judgement when deciding upon artistic factors required for the provision of the Services.  To the extent permissible by law, we will not accept liability, and no refunds will be offered, in the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied due to a matter of personal taste.
    4. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions seeks to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence (including that of our employees, agents or sub-contractors); or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
    5. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions seeks to exclude or limit your legal rights as a consumer, where applicable.  For more details on your legal rights, please refer to your local Federal Trade Commission. 
    6. We include for Public and ProductsLiability and Professional Indemnity Insurance.  Details are available on request.
    7. We may provide referrals or recommendations to other companies.  Please be aware that we may receive commission payments from these companies.  However, the decision regarding their suitability rests with you and we accept no liability for their actions or lack of actions.  
    8. We cannot be held responsible for issues or defects in our Services where we have relied on information provided by you or other companies instructed by you.   
  1. Intellectual Property Rights
    1. We own (and retain) all intellectual property rights subsisting in any and all designs we create and all content on our website.
    2. Provided payment is made in accordance with the terms of payment above, we will grant you a non-exclusive license to use the intellectual property the subject of the Contract, only for the purposes for which we are engaged by you.   The license will become effective once the final design is provided.  You may not sub-license these intellectual property rights without our prior written permission. 
    3. We reserve the right to take such actions as may be appropriate to restrain or prevent infringement of our intellectual property rights.  
    4. Any license granted shall be automatically revoked if you breach any of these terms and conditions or if the Contract is cancelled in accordance with clauses 7, 8 or 9.  
    5. The license will apply only to the final design and will not extend to any draft concepts, images, designs or other material viewed by you.  These cannot be used without our express permission.  
    6. We will issue designs in our standard, non-editable format only.  If you require CAD or other information which could be manipulated by others, please inform us in advance.  We will only issue these at our sole discretion and subject to the acceptance of our Professional Indemnity insurers and this will be chargeable (typically at the remaining fee for the total project phase).
    7. You warrant that any document given to us will not cause us to infringe the intellectual property or other legal rights of any third party.
    8. We reserve the right to use any design created by us and take photographs of the property for our own promotional purposes.  Please advise us when accepting our Proposal if you do not agree to this.
  1. Events Outside of Our Control (Force Majeure):  We will not be liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations where that failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond our reasonable control.  Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, internet service provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism or war, governmental action, epidemic or other natural disaster, or any other event that is beyond our control.
  1. Complaints and Feedback
    1. We always welcome feedback from our clients and, whilst we always use all reasonable endeavors to ensure that your experience as a client of ours is a positive one, we nevertheless want to hear from you if you have any cause for complaint.
    2. If you wish to complain about any aspect of your dealings with us, please contact us in writing in the first instance.  We will respond to your complaint within 14 days.
  1. How We Use Your Personal Information:  All personal information that we may collect (including, but not limited to, your name and address) will be collected, used and held in accordance with the provisions of The Privacy Act of 1974  and your rights under the Federal Trade Commission. 
  1. Other Important Terms
    1. We may transfer (assign) our obligations and rights under these Terms and Conditions (and under the Contract, as applicable) to a third party (this may happen, for example, if we sell our business).  If this occurs you will be informed by us in writing.  Your rights under these Terms and Conditions will not be affected and our obligations under these Terms will be transferred to the third party who will remain bound by them.
    2. You may not transfer (assign) your obligations and rights under these Terms and Conditions (and under the Contract, as applicable) without our express written permission.
    3. The Contract is between you and us.  It is not intended to benefit any other person or third party in any way and no such person or party will be entitled to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions.  
    4. If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by any court or other authority, that/those provision(s) will be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms and Conditions and the remainder will be valid and enforceable.
    5. No failure or delay by us in exercising any of our rights under these Terms and Conditions means that we have waived that right, and no waiver by us of a breach of any provision of these Terms and Conditions means that we will waive any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
  1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
    1. These Terms and Conditions (and the Contract), including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising from them or associated with them, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States of America. 
    2. Any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between us and you relating to these Terms and Conditions (or the Contract) (including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising from them or associated with them) will fall within the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States of America.