Terms & Conditions

Introduction


These Website Standard Terms and Conditions written on this webpage shall manage your use of our website, Absinthe Fiend, accessible at www.AbsintheFiend.com.

These Terms will be applied fully and affect your use of this Website. By using this Website, you agreed to accept all terms and conditions written here. You must not use this Website if you disagree with any of these Website Standard Terms and Conditions.

Minors or people below 18 years old are not allowed to use this Website.

Purpose


This website is an area where AbsintheFiend.com, its owners, visitors, and its collaborators can share information, stories, experiences, and research with other enthusiasts in the absinthe and cocktails space worldwide. The content contains our opinions and is for entertainment purposes only.

By using this website you agree that you will not hold AbsintheFiend, its owners, or contributors responsible for actions that you take, or fail to take, as a result of the information provided on this website.

Intellectual Property Rights


Other than the content that you own, under these Terms, AbsintheFiend.com and/or its licensors own all of the intellectual property rights and materials contained in this Website.

You are granted limited license only for purposes of viewing the material contained on this Website.

Fair Use


This website occasionally uses media under the Fair Use Doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). Neither AbsintheFiend.com nor it’s owner(s) claim ownership of media used in this way and it is displayed strictly under the guidelines and established case law relating to the Fair Use Doctrine.

Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.

Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

Fair use is a doctrine in the United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work under a four-factor balancing test.

Restrictions


You are specifically restricted from all of the following:

publishing any Website material in any other media;
selling, sublicensing and/or otherwise commercializing any Website material;
publicly performing and/or showing any Website material;
using this Website in any way that is or may be damaging to this Website;
using this Website in any way that impacts user access to this Website;
using this Website contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or in any way may cause harm to the Website, or to any person or business entity;
engaging in any data mining, data harvesting, data extracting or any other similar activity in relation to this Website;
using this Website to engage in any advertising or marketing.
Certain areas of this Website are restricted from being accessed by you and AbsintheFiend.com may further restrict access by you to any areas of this Website, at any time, in absolute discretion. Any user ID and password you may have for this Website are confidential and you must maintain confidentiality as well.

Your Content


In these Website Standard Terms and Conditions, “Your Content” shall mean any audio, video text, images, or other material you choose to display on this Website. By displaying Your Content, you grant AbsintheFiend.com a non-exclusive, worldwide irrevocable, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute it in any and all media.

Your Content must be your own and must not be invading any third-party’s rights. AbsintheFiend.com reserves the right to remove any of Your Content from this Website at any time without notice.

No Warranties


This Website is provided “as is,” with all faults, and AbsintheFiend.com expresses no representations or warranties, of any kind related to this Website or the materials contained on this Website. Also, nothing contained on this Website shall be interpreted as advising you.

Limitation of Liability


In no event shall AbsintheFiend.com, nor any of its officers, directors, or employees, be held liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website whether such liability is under contract. AbsintheFiend.com, including its owners, officers, directors, and employees shall not be held liable for any indirect, consequential, or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website or the information contained therein.

Indemnification


You hereby indemnify to the fullest extent AbsintheFiend.com from and against any and/or all liabilities, costs, demands, causes of action, damages, and expenses arising in any way related to your breach of any of the provisions of these Terms.

Severability


If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid under any applicable law, such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the remaining provisions herein

Variation of Terms


AbsintheFiend.com is permitted to revise these Terms at any time as it sees fit, and by using this Website you are expected to review these Terms on a regular basis.

Assignment


AbsintheFiend.com is allowed to assign, transfer, and subcontract its rights and/or obligations under these Terms without any notification. However, you are not allowed to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms.

Entire Agreement


These Terms constitute the entire agreement between AbsintheFiend.com and you in relation to your use of this Website, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction


These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, United States and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Texas, United States for the resolution of any disputes.