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This website (4pawsmarket.ca) and any mobile application (collectively, this "Site") is owned by 4 Paws Market Ltd. ("We", "Us"). We are providing you with access to this Site and our online store (together, our "Services") subject to the following terms and conditions. By browsing, accessing, using, registering for or purchasing merchandise on this Site or otherwise using our Services, you are agreeing to all of the following terms and conditions, including any policies referred to herein (collectively, these "Terms"). So, PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. We reserve the right to change this Site and these Terms at any time. If you are unwilling to be bound by these Terms, you should not browse, access, use, register for or purchase merchandise from the Site.

 

Terms of Use

Use of This Site
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of this Site. This license grant does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of this Site or content therein; (b) the collection and use of any product listings or descriptions; (c) making derivative uses of this Site and its contents; or (d) use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods on this Site. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any of Our trademark, logo, content or other proprietary information (including the images found at this Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page) without Our express written consent. Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Our name, trademark, or product name without Our express written consent. Any breach of these Terms shall result in the immediate revocation of the license granted in this paragraph without notice to you. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the homepage of this Site so long as the link does not portray Us or Our products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use any of Our logos or other proprietary graphics or trademarks as part of the link without express written permission.

Account
In order to access some features of this Site, you MAY be required to register and We may assign to you, or you may be required to select, a password and user name or account identification. If you register, you agree to provide Us with accurate and complete registration information, and to inform us immediately of any updates or other changes to such information. You are solely responsible for protecting the security and confidentiality of the password and identification assigned to you. You shall immediately notify Us of any unauthorized use of your password or identification or any other breach or threatened breach of this Site's security. Each time you use a password or identification, you will be deemed to be authorized to access and use the Site in a manner consistent with these Terms, and We have no obligation to investigate the authorization or source of any such access or use of this Site. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS SITE BY ANYONE USING THE PASSWORD AND IDENTIFICATION ORIGINALLY SELECTED BY, OR ASSIGNED TO, YOU WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS SITE IS ACTUALLY AUTHORIZED BY YOU, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSMISSIONS AND ALL OBLIGATIONS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS) INCURRED THROUGH SUCH ACCESS OR USE.

Electronic Communication
When you use this Site, or send emails to Us, you are communicating with Us electronically. You consent to receive communications from Us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this Site or through our other services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communication that We provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirements that such communications be in writing.

User Content
This Site may include features and functionality ("Interactive Features") that allows users to create, post, transmit or store any content, such as text, music, sound, photos, video, graphics or code on the Sites ("User Content"). User Content is publicly-viewable and may include your profile information and any content you post pursuant to your profile, but it does not include your account information or information you submit in order to make a purchase. You agree that you are solely responsible for your User Content and for your use of Interactive Features, and that your use any Interactive Features at your own risk. By using any Interactive Areas, you agree not to post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish or send through the Sites any of the following:

  • User Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
  • User Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
  • User Content that displays, describes or encourages usage of any product We sell in a manner that could be offensive, inappropriate or harmful to Us or any user or consumer;
  • User Content that may impinge upon or violate the publicity, privacy or data protection rights of others, including pictures, videos, images or information about another individual where you have not obtained such individual's consent;
  • User Content that makes false or misleading statements, claims or depictions about a person, company, product or service;
  • User Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
  • User Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity; and
  • Viruses, malware of any kind, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or code.

Rights in User Content
Except as otherwise provided in these Terms, on this Site or in a separate agreement with Us, We claim no ownership or control over any User Content. However, by submitting or posting User Content on this Site, you grant to Us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content on this Site and on third-party sites and mobile applications and in all other media or formats, whether currently known or hereafter developed, for any purpose and without any compensation to you. You also grant users of this Site the right to access your User Content in connection with their use of this Site. By posting User Content to this Site, you represent and warrant that (a) such User Content is non-confidential; (b) you own and control all of the rights, title and interest in and to the User Content or you otherwise have all necessary rights to post and use such User Content to this Site and to grant to Us the rights that you grant in these Terms; (c) the User Content is accurate and not misleading or harmful in any manner; and (d) the User Content, and your use and posting thereof in connection with this Site, do not and will not violate these Terms or any other of Our applicable terms, guidelines or policies or any applicable law, rule or regulation.

Feedback
Separate and apart from User Content, you may have the ability to submit questions, comments suggestions, reviews, ideas, plans, designs, notes, proposals, drawings, original or creative materials and other information regarding this Site, Us and our products or services (collectively "Feedback"). You agree that Feedback is non-confidential and shall become Our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of the Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

Restrictions on Rights to Use
You agree you shall not (and you agree not to allow any other individual or entity using your password and identification to):

  • download, modify, reproduce, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, sell, rent, license, or in any way commercially exploit any portion of this Site, except and to the extent expressly permitted under these Terms;
  • remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice contained in or on the Site;
  • use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of this Site;
  • collect any information about other users (including usernames and/or email addresses) for any purpose other than to solicit and/or share reviews with other users;
  • reformat or frame any portion of any Web pages that are part of this Site;
  • create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses;
  • create or transmit to other users unsolicited electronic communications, such as "spam," or otherwise interfere with other users' enjoyment of the Site;
  • submit to this Site any content that falsely states or implies that such content is sponsored or endorsed by us;
  • transmit or upload to this Site any item containing or embodying any virus, worm, defect, malware, Trojan horse, software bomb or other feature designed to damage or degrade in any manner the performance of this Site, any other Web site, or any computer or other device or system, or the enjoyment of this Site by any user;
  • use this Site to violate the security of or gain unauthorized access to any computer or computer network or other device or system (including unauthorized attempts to discover passwords or security encryption codes);
  • submit to this Site any content that is unlawful or facilitates, constitutes, promotes or encourages illegal activity; or otherwise use the Site to transfer or store illegal material, including any material deemed threatening or obscene;
  • copy or store any User Content offered on this Site other than for your personal, non-commercial use;
  • take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large data or traffic load on this Site or the IT infrastructure used to operate and make this Site available; or
  • use this Site and/ or any User Content, intentionally or unintentionally, to violate any applicable local, state, federal or international law.

We have no obligation to monitor any user conduct on this Site, and We reserve the right and have absolute discretion to monitor any user conduct on this Site at any time and for any reason without notice.

Ownership
As between you and Us, this Site, including all photographs, images, text, graphics, icons, audio clips, software, source code and other aspects thereof (excluding User Content), all improvements or modifications thereof, all derivative works based thereon, and the collection, arrangement, and assembly of this Site (collectively, the "Site Content"), including all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights in the foregoing, are owned by Us or our licensors and protected by applicable copyright laws. The use of any of Our trademarks or service marks without our express written consent is strictly prohibited. You may not use our trademarks or service marks in connection with any product or service in any way that is likely to cause confusion. You may not use our trademarks or service marks in any manner that disparages or discredits us. You may not use any of our trademarks or service marks in meta tags without prior explicit consent. Nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to grant to you or any other user any license or right in or to any of Our patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights.

Links
This Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. You acknowledge that We are not responsible for the operation of or content located on or through any such site.

Termination
You may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your account, discontinuing your use of this Site and providing Us with a notice of termination. We reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your right to use this Site, or any portion of this Site, and to block or prevent your future access to and use of this Site or any portion of this Site.

 

 

Terms of Sale

Ordering Process

Advertisements on 4PM website are invitations to purchase and not offers to sell. 4PM reserves the right to accept or reject orders that are completed and submitted. Once you have placed and submitted your order, you will receive online confirmation. This confirmation doesn not mean that your order has been accepted, just that it has been received. However, the confirmation of acceptance, rejection or cancellation of your order will be sent via email to the email on file.

Rejected/Cancelled Orders

4PM reserves the right to reject/cancel any order at any time for any reason. If 4PM chooses to cancel/reject your order than 4PM has no obligation on fulfilling your order, and you have no obligation to pay 4PM for your order. 4PM may also require additional information or verification from you before accepting your order. If 4PM cancels, rejects, or requests additional information from you, then 4PM will notify you via the email used during the ordering process, and/or the email linked to the customer profile. Some instances that may result in an order being rejected/cancelled include but not limited to:

  • Limitations on the quantities of available products,
  • Errors or inaccuracies regarding product or pricing information,
  • Recalled products,
  • Other problems or issues as identified by 4PM.

Product Availability

The products that 4PM sells is subject to availability. This means that from time to time certain products that are ordered are not actually in stock. In this case, 4PM will have no obligation to provide such product and you have no obligation to pay 4PM for such product.

Price

The pricing that you will be charged is based off the prices that are in effect at the time your order is processed. If 4PM changes the price of an item after your order has been placed but before your order is processed, you will be charged the new updated amount because the change occurred before your order is processed.

Once you have finished placing your order at the end of the check-out process, you agree to pay 4PM the amount of your order, subject to adjustments as mentioned above. Some items may exclude other amounts, such as but not limited to, items sold by weight. The order total is quoted in Canadian dollars and includes other expense such as: Delivery fees, and an estimate of all applicable taxes. The purchase price will be charged in Canadian dollars and to your select Card.

If there is a pricing error for an item that you have ordered, 4PM reserves the right to cancel any orders placed that contain that item. If 4PM cancels your order you will be notified of such a cancellation.

The list of products available on the website is based off the products carried in 4PM stores. The pricing between items sold in store and online will be the same. 4PM stores will honour pricing from the 4PM website, unless the pricing is incorrect, which 4PM reserves the right to decline to sell that item to you in the store at the price indicated on the website.

Quantity Limitations

4PM reserves the right, at its sole discretion, not to sell or to limit the quantity of items ordered per person, household, or transaction. These restrictions may be based off of customer accounts, credit cards, or billing/shipping address. 4PM will notify you of the limitations at the time of order, or upon delivery. 4PM may also prohibit orders by dealers or resellers. Unless granted permission by 4PM customers may not order products for the purpose of resale. Reselling is defined by a customer purchasing products from our store, and then engaging in a commercial sale of the goods to a third party. If an order is cancelled your funds will be fully returned to you.

Methods of Payment

4PM uses Stripe as a payment processor, and Stripe has its’ own terms and conditions that govern its’ services. 4PM, in using Stripe, can accept major Credit Cards (such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express). By making a purchase, or by storing your credit card information on 4PM secure site, you are confirming that you are the cardholder or are authorized by the cardholder to perform the transaction. You card will be charge after you initiate the transaction and upon 4PM finalizing your order for pick-up or delivery. Order completion with full payment is required prior to pick-up or delivery. If the goods have already been delivered and the payment has not been made, 4PM may periodically re-submit your credit card details to your card provider for full or partial payment until the order is fully paid. 4PM reserves the right to not process your order for pick-up or delivery if payment has failed.

All billing information provided to 4PM must be accurate and truthful. Failing to provide accurate information may give rise to legal recourse against you.

You are solely responsible for the unauthorized use of your credit card and for unauthorized purchases made with your card. It is up to you, the customer, to understand your credit card’s terms and conditions regarding unauthorized purchases.

Pick-Up or Delivery

Orders can be picked up in store or delivered to an address as specified by you. Card and identity verification is required for pick-up or when receiving delivery of your order. 4PM will verify your order by means of valid government issued picture identification. Third party pick up is allowed, but 4PM will require you to authorize the third party, and the third party will also require the valid government issued picture identification. Orders costing more than $300 must be picked up or delivered directly to the card holder. Where identity verification is not possible then 4PM reserves the right to cancel the order. Orders placed through the website for either pick-up or delivery may contain items that cannot be re-sold (such as but not limited to: RAW FOODS). If these items are not picked up, or able to be delivered will NOT be credited to your card. UNSUCCESSFUL DELIVERIES WILL BE CHARGED A $4.99 RESTOCKING FEE. 

Changes to terms and conditions

The terms and conditions applicable to your order are in effect on the date that your order is placed, and as available at the time when you complete the check-out process. 4PM reserves the right to modify these terms from time to time. Any such modifications will apply to any order placed after the effective date of the modification. Thus, each time you place an order with 4PM you are acknowledging that you have accessed, read, and accepted the terms and conditions governing your order. 

Refund Policy

Thank you for purchasing our product! If you do have an issue with our products or you wish to make an exchange here is both our instore and online return policy: ALL SALES ITEMS & SPECIAL ORDERS ARE A FINAL SALE. NO RETURNS ON RAW FOODS, OPENED PRODUCTS, BULK FOODS. All products returned for credits must be in the original, undamaged packaging within 30 days of purchase. Purchases through a customer account do not require a receipt. Purchases NOT through a customer account REQUIRE original receipt. Original debit/credit notes are required to credit back to a card.

General

Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Us and our subsidiaries and affiliates, and our respective officers, directors, agents, partners, members, employees, independent contractors, service providers and consultants ("Our Related Parties"), from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (collectively, "Claims") arising out of or related to (a) your access to and use or misuse of this Site; (b) any User Content you post, upload, use, distribute, store or otherwise transmit on or through this Site; (c) any Feedback that you provide; (d) your violation of these Terms; and (e) your violation of any rights of another. You agree to promptly notify Us of any third party Claims, cooperate with Us in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including but not limited to attorneys' fees). You further agree that the We shall have the right to control of the defense or settlement of any third party Claims.

Disclaimers
Except as expressly provided, this Site, including all Site Content, and services provided on or in connection with this Site are provided on an "AS IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied. WE DISCLAIM ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND DUTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS: (A) OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, RESULTS, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (B) CREATED BY TRADE USAGE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. We does not represent or warrant that this Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. We do not represent or warrant that this Site or our servers are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Exclusivity of Remedy; Limitation of Liability
Your sole and exclusive remedy, and Our sole and exclusive liability, for any breach of warranty shall be your right to return the product, or receive a refund for the service under Our applicable returns and exchanges policies. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE WE OR OUR RELATED PARTIES, BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, NOR SHALL OUR AND OUR RELATED PARTIES' AGGREGATE LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE PURCHASE OR USE OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH THIS SITE EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH WILL NOT LIMIT OR EXCLUDE OUR OR OUR RELATED PARTIES' GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD, INTENTIONAL, WILLFUL, MALICIOUS OR RECKLESS MISCONDUCT.

Remedies
You agree that our remedy at law for any actual or threatened breach of these Terms would be inadequate and that we shall be entitled to specific performance or injunctive relief, or both, in addition to any damages that we may be legally entitled to recover, together with reasonable expenses of any form of dispute resolution, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees. No right or remedy of ours shall be exclusive of any other, whether at law or in equity, including without limitation damages injunctive relief, attorneys' fees and expenses.

Modifications to Site
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Site or any features or portions thereof without prior notice.

Severability
If any these provisions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed several and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries
These Terms are for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, the parties only. These Terms are not intended to confer any right or benefit on any third party or to create any obligations or liability of a party to any such third party.

Miscellaneous
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of these Terms, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind Us in any respect whatsoever. We may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to these Terms, by email, regular mail, or postings on this Site. These Terms, which shall be deemed accepted by you upon your use of the Site, constitute the entire agreement among you and Us regarding use of this Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of the enforcement of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. These Terms are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you, except with our prior written consent. These Terms include and incorporate by reference Our Privacy Policy,and any notices regarding the Site.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Changes to this Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy is effective and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.