Terms & Conditions

Last Updated on oct 2022

Terms and Conditions of Use for RP Digital Design Studio, LLC DBA “Raven Ponder”

NOTICE: These Terms and Conditions of Use are legally binding. It is Your responsibility to read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully prior to purchase, use, or access of any of Our products, including online courses.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

This website is owned and operated RP Digital Design Studio, LLC, a Texas company. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to www.rpdigital-studio.com. We offer this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

You must be at least sixteen years of age to use Our website. Use of this website is at Your own risk. We host Our site on a reputable platform and take reasonable efforts to maintain and host the site. However, We make no explicit representations or warranties as to the safety of Your individual use of the website. The Terms and Conditions contained on this page are subject to change at any time. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

SECTION 1 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

1A. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE

All design layouts, images, text, designs, graphics, trademarks, and service marks are owned by and property of RP Digital Design Studio, LLC; and associated social media accounts are owned by RP Digital Design Studio. Use of content in all digital and print forms is prohibited without written permission. Photographers and other individuals featured on this site are given full credit for their work. 

Do not duplicate, copy or replicate any blog content here without properly crediting, including a direct link back to the source. Feel free to share content but give clear credit back to Us. If you are sharing a post, you may use Our original photography with a link back to Our website or social media. The post copy should be your own words, or Ours in quotes and with a link back to the original post.

However any design work created by RP Digital Design Studio used in Portfolio, Work, blog graphics or design elements for clients or business MAY NOT BE duplicated, copied or replicated at any point for any reason. It is a violation of federal law to use any of Our intellectual property in whole or in part, and modification of any materials contained on this site is illegal and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent permissible should We choose to do so, including asking for financial penalties (damages) and/or an injunction forcing You to stop using Our intellectual property immediately.

You may: 

Download and/or print any graphics for individual use that are provided as downloads or guides. This includes free downloads and purchased.

You may NOT: 

Use Our intellectual property in any way, which includes republishing any text, image, design, or other property on another website, or posting a quote or image from Our site to any third-party website including social media unless written permission is given;

Reproduce and alter any part or whole of the website, graphics, text, materials for distribution as your own work;

Claim ownership over any use of our intellectual property which includes (but is not limited to): copyrights such as website templates, worksheets, workbooks, videos and more; trademarks such as names, logos, taglines; or trade dress including the look and feel of the materials

Re-sell or trade your access to any of the purchases provided unless you are a Contractor for a Client and received approval in writing to do so 

SECTION 2 - WEBSITE TERMS
By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state, province or country of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state, province or country of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

2A. ASSUMPTION OF RISK

By accessing Our Offering and/or related materials, whether paid or unpaid, You assume all the risk of Your access and any subsequent actions You choose to take as a result of the influence, information, or educational materials provided to You.


SECTION 3 - PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES

3A. TEMPLATE POLICY
By purchasing a template, you agree that:

Each template purchase may be used for one website (eg: 1 Squarespace Template purchase = 1 Website)

You may not resell templates or the design; or claim the design as your own. 

You may not share the template, graphics, files or any design elements provided in your purchase with anyone else.

3A1. INSTALLATION
You understand that the template install will take between 24-48 hours (Monday - Thursday), but please contact us if you are still waiting on an install. 

Once the template is installed into your account, it is your responsibility. If you make any accidental changes, we will not reverse them. However you may hire us to work on your site at a higher cost.

Photography provided is for demonstration purposes only and copyrighted to the original creator. You must replace these photographs with your own. We hold no liability for any image licensing / copyright issues that may occur through your unlawful use of the supplied images. 

The term "Squarespace" is a trademark of Squarespace, Inc. This website and it’s products are not affiliated with Squarespace, Inc.

3B. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

3C. REFUND POLICY
Due to the digital nature of our products, we do not issue refunds of any kind. Please be sure to thoroughly review product demos, website requirements, and programs required prior to purchasing. If assistance is needed, please contact us to resolve your issue.

3D. PAYMENTS
RP Digital Design Studio does not keep payment information on file and partners with Stripe to simplify billing for customers. Through Stripe you are able to confirm subscription changes or payment methods.

3E. SUPPORT POLICY
We respond to support requests from Monday to Thursday, and aim to respond to all questions within 1-2 business days. Proof of purchase may be requested to locate your order.

Because our products are not affiliated with Squarespace, we do not help with general Squarespace related questions, template modifications, coding modifications or any problems that might arise from them, or any problems you are having with software. It is best to contact Squarespace support directly.

SECTION 4 - THIRD PARTY LINKS/ADS
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

4A. AFFILIATE LINKS. 
We are a member of various affiliate marketing programs. Some links on this website may contain affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, We may receive a small percentage of your purchase, at no additional to you. Posts containing affiliate links will be marked as such throughout content.

Please note that not every link is an affiliate link. We only link to products and services We have tried and/or fully believe will be of valuable use to Our readers. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this website. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.

SECTION 5 - USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for emails) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.

We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

SECTION 6 - PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. 

SECTION 7 - DISCLOSURE

We love collaborating with brands to create meaningful and inspiring content for Our readers. That being said, We do not accept collaborations, sponsorships or partnerships that do no align with Our values.

In accordance with the FTC Influencer guidelines, any and all sponsored content will always be fully disclosed before the post content. This includes gifted merchandise and/or monetary compensation. Sponsored content on social media will be marked with both #ad and/or #sponsored.

GIFTED ITEMS. While gifts are always appreciated they do not guarantee a blog post or feature. We may receive complimentary gift vouchers and samples of products and services in exchange for Our honest review and/or mention in a blog post or in other formats. These will always be noted in the in the first few paragraphs. All opinions regarding the samples are 100% Our own and are not influenced by the brand or company.

SECTION 8 - TERMINATION

If at any time We feel You have violated these Terms and Conditions, then We shall immediately terminate Your use of Our website and any related communications as We deem appropriate. It is within Our sole discretion to allow any user’s access of Our website, and We may revoke this access at any time without notice, and if necessary, block Your IP address from further visits to Our site(s).

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

Before You register with Our website or make any purchases therefrom, You will be asked to consent to Our Privacy Policy. If You have consented, or once You do consent, the terms of the Privacy Policy together with these Terms and Conditions, the information contained herein constitutes the entire agreement between site users and Our company relating to the use of this website.

LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy are governed by and construed in accordance with United States law. Any dispute arising out of or related to the information contained herein is subject to adjudication in the state of Texas, United States of America.

CONSENT

By using Our website, You hereby consent to Our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

If You require any more information or have any questions about Our Terms and Conditions of Use, or Our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact Us by email at hello@rpdigital-studio.com.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

All rights not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy or any express written here, are reserved by Company.

SEVERABILITY

If any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy is deemed unlawful and/or unenforceable, all other provisions contained herein will remain in full force and effect.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: hello@rpdigital-studio.com