Effective Date: June 22, 2024

Welcome to Cardinal Digital Studio. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our website, services, and products. By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you should not use our services.

1. Use of Services

• Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old and capable of forming a binding contract to use our services. By using our services, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.

• Account Registration: To access certain features of our services, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information during the registration process and to keep your account information updated.

• Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

2. Services Provided

Cardinal Digital Studio offers a variety of digital services, including website development, website hosting, domain registration, search engine optimization (SEO), social media management, email marketing, content creation, brand development, graphic design, and e-commerce setup. Specific terms and conditions may apply to each service, and you agree to comply with those terms.

3. Payment and Fees

• Pricing: The prices for our services are listed on our website or provided in a quote. Prices are subject to change, and we will notify you of any changes in advance.

• Payment Terms: Payments for services are due upon receipt of the invoice, unless otherwise agreed in writing. We accept various forms of payment, which will be specified on the invoice.

• Late Payments: Late payments may be subject to interest charges and/or suspension of services until the account is brought current.

4. Intellectual Property

• Ownership: All content, design elements, and materials created by Cardinal Digital Studio are the intellectual property of Cardinal Digital Studio unless otherwise agreed in writing. You may not use, reproduce, or distribute any such materials without our prior written consent.

• Client Content: You retain all rights to any content you provide to us for the purpose of receiving services. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display your content as necessary to provide our services.

5. Confidentiality

Both parties agree to keep confidential any proprietary or sensitive information disclosed during the course of providing services. This obligation does not apply to information that is publicly available, independently developed, or required to be disclosed by law.

6. Termination

• Termination by You: You may terminate your use of our services at any time by providing written notice. Any fees paid in advance are non-refundable unless otherwise specified.

• Termination by Us: We may terminate or suspend your access to our services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.

7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

• As-Is Basis: Our services are provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or reliability of our services.

• Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, Cardinal Digital Studio shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenues, customers, or other measurable figure whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your use or inability to use our services; (ii) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (iii) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our services. Cardinal Digital Studio makes no guarantees that our services will increase your revenue, customer base, website traffic, or any other measurable figure. Cardinal Digital Studio makes no guarantee that the statistics or results provided by or displayed by our services, including our website are accurate or reliable. You acknowledge that your use of our services is your responsibility, and you will not hold Cardinal Digital Studio liable for any damages resulting from your use of our services.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Cardinal Digital Studio and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of our services or your violation of these Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising out of or related to these Terms or our services shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in North Carolina.

10. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time by posting the revised terms on our website. Your continued use of our services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

11. Force Majeure

Cardinal Digital Studio shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under these Terms if such failure results from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to war, natural disasters, strikes, or interruptions in internet service.

12. Third-Party Services

Our services may include access to third-party services and products. We are not responsible for the performance, accuracy, or reliability of any third-party services, and your use of such services is subject to the terms and conditions of the respective third parties.

13. Data Protection and Privacy

We adhere to applicable data protection and privacy laws. By using our services, you consent to our collection and use of your data as described in our Privacy Policy. We take reasonable measures to protect your data but cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Limitation of Service

Cardinal Digital Studio reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at our discretion. We also reserve the right to limit the availability of our services to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction.

15. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Cardinal Digital Studio regarding the use of our services and supersede any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral.

17. Changes to Services

Cardinal Digital Studio reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of our services at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or content, without notice or liability.

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

19. Feedback and Submissions

Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding Cardinal Digital Studio or the services is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments, or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

20. Survival

The provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

21. Governing Language

These Terms are drafted in English and the English language version of these Terms shall control and prevail in the case of any conflict or inconsistency with any translation into any other language.

22. International Users

Our services are controlled and operated from our facilities in the United States of America. If you access our services from outside of the United States of America, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

23. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of our services in any medium.

• Using any automated system, including "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," to access our services.

• Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the services.

• Uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the services.

• Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information from the services.

• Impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity.

• Interfering with the proper working of the services.

• Bypassing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the services.

• Attempting to reverse engineer any aspect of the services.

• Using the services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.

• Using the services to violate any laws in your jurisdiction.

• Accessing or attempting to access any of our services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by us.

• Assisting others to do any of the above.

24. Headings

The section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

25. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Email: legal@cardinaldigitalstudio.com

By using our services and interacting with our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.