Terms of Use
I. Introduction
Welcome to Country Life Vitamins, LLC web sites, which include but are not limited to CountryLifeVitamins.com, BiochemProtein.com, DesertEssence.com. The sites are provided as a service to our customers. This Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the agreement between Country Life Vitamins LLC., its parent, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies (collectively, "Country Life Vitamins" or "we") and each user ("you" or "user") governing the use by you of our websites www.countrylifevitamins.com, www.biochemprotein.com, www.desertessence.com), mobile site and all mobile apps (collectively the “Sites”). Please read this Agreement carefully before using any of the Sites. By using any of the Sites, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, you may not access or otherwise use any of the Sites.
The terms of this Agreement may change from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting a notice on www.Countrylifevitamins.com for a reasonable period of time after such changes are made, and by changing the "Last Updated" date at the top of this webpage. We encourage you to check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of any of the Sites following the posting of changes to this Agreement will mean you accept those changes.
In addition, when using particular services or features or making purchases on any of the Sites, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or policies applicable to such services, features or purchases that may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or policies are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
II. Health Related Information
This site is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The products, information, services and other content provided on and through this Site, including information that may be provided on the Site directly or via linking to third-party sites by a healthcare or nutrition professional, are provided for informational purposes only. Please consult with your physician or other healthcare professional (collectively, "Healthcare Professional") regarding any medical or health-related diagnosis or treatment options.
The products and the claims made about specific products on or through this site have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. The information provided on this site is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your health Care Professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. You should not use the information on this site for diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. You should consult with a Health Care professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.
None of the Sites are intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The products, information, services and other content provided on and through any of the Sites, including information that may be provided on any of the Sites directly or via linking to third-party sites by a healthcare or nutrition professional, are provided for informational purposes only. Please consult with your physician or other healthcare professional regarding any medical, health-related diagnosis or treatment options. The information provided on any of the Sites and Linked Sites (as defined), including information relating to medical and health conditions, products and treatments, is often provided in summary or aggregate form. Again, it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your Healthcare Professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging.
You should not use the information or services on any of the Sites for diagnosis or treatment of any Health Care issue or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. You should always consult with your Health Care Professional, and carefully read all information provided by the manufacturer of a product and on or in any product label or packaging, before using any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic product, before starting any diet or exercise program or before adopting any treatment for a health problem. Every person is different, and the way one person may react to a particular product may be significantly different from the way another people react to the same product. You should also consult your Health Care Professional regarding any interactions between any medication you are currently taking and nutritional supplements. Country Life Vitamins employees are encouraged to voluntarily participate in our forums including describing their experiences with specific products. Any comments made by employees in these forums or in reviewing products are strictly their own personal views made in their personally capacity. These comments are not claims made by Country Life Vitamins nor do they represent the view or position of Country Life Vitamins
III. Purchases
If you make a purchase on any of the Sites, your purchase will be subject to the terms of our Returns and Exchange Policy which is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement. Please review our Returns and Exchange Policy before making any such purchase. By submitting payment information in connection with any such purchase, you agree to be bound by the terms of our Purchase Policy.
When an order is placed, it will be shipping to an address designated by the purchaser as long as that shipping address is compliant with the shipping restrictions contained on this Web Site. All purchases from this Web Site or our affiliates site (BiochemProtein.com and DesertEssence.com) are made pursuant to a shipment contract. As a result, risk of loss and title for items purchased from this Web Site pass to you upon delivery of the items to the carrier. You are responsible for filing any claims with carriers for damaged and/or lost shipments. You may return or exchange a product or service purchased from this Web Site in accordance with our Return and Exchange Policy found [here]. Certain jurisdictions may provide additional statutory rights. Nothing herein is meant to limit your return or cancellation rights under local law.
IV. Privacy
Use of any of the Sites is subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Agreement. Please carefully review our Privacy Policy. By using any of the Sites, you agree to be bound by the terms of our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to use information regarding your use of any of the Sites, account registration, and any other personal information provided by you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
V. Copyright/Trademarks
You acknowledge that all materials on any of the Sites, including any of the Sites’ design, graphics, text, sounds, pictures, software and other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, "Materials"), are the property of Country Life Vitamins or its licensors, and are subject to and protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property laws and rights. All rights to Materials not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to their respective copyright owners. Except as expressly authorized by this Agreement or on any of the Sites, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, perform, display, post, transmit, exploit, create derivative works or otherwise use any of the Materials in any form or by any means, without the prior written authorization of Country Life Vitamins or the respective copyright owner. Country Life Vitamins authorizes you to view and download the Materials only for personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Materials. You may not modify or adapt the Materials in any way or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purposes. The trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and logos (collectively, "Marks") contained or described on any of the Sites (including, without limitation, COUNTRY LIFE®, COUNTRY LIFE VITAMINS™, AGE REVERSAL®, BREATHE DEEPLY®DESERT ESSENCE®, DESERT ESSENCE ORGANICS®, DREAM WEAVER®, ECO-HARVEST®, EXPECT WONDERS®, HI-GLOSS TECHNOLOGY®, INNER PEACE®, LIP RESCUE®, MOOD LIFTER®, NO ORDINARY OIL®, MUSCLE MELT® SHARP THOUGHT® , THOROUGHLY CLEAN ®, YOU DESERVE TO BE WONDERFUL®, ACID RESCUE®, ARCTIC-KELP®, B+YOND BLENDS®, BEYOND FOOD®, BIOCHEM®, BIOCHEM SCIENCE BY NATURE®, BONE DENSITY FACTORS®, BONE SOLID® , BUFFER-C pH Controlled® , CARB PHASER 1000®, CORE DAILY® ,CRAN-COMPLETE® ,DAILY-DOPHILUS®, DAILY TOTAL ONE®, DOLPHIN PALS®, ESSENTIAL LIFE®,FLEX ABLE®, GABA RELAXER®, GLYCEMIC FACTORS®, GRAPE COMPLETE®, GUT CONNECTION® ,IRON-TEK®, INFLA-SUPPORT®, LEAN RESULTS®, LIGA-TEND®, LIVER SUPPORT FACTORS®, MAX FOR VEGANS, ® MAXI-HAIR®, MAXIMIZED®, MAXINE®,MAXI-SKIN®, MAXI-SORB®, NEXT LEVEL LIVING® , NUTRI CHOL-LESS® , NUTRI CHOL-LESS®, OMEGA 3 MOOD® ,OPTICARN®, PHOSPHO-ZYME®, POWER-DOPHILUS®, POWER YOUR GREATNESS® ,PROSTA-MAX®, QM-1®, RAPID RELEASE ® , REAL FOOD ORGANICS®, REAL FOOD ORGANICS®¸ REAL FOOD FROM REAL FARMS®, SHARP THOUGHT®, STRESS “M” ®, STRESS SHIELD NIGHTTIME®, TARGET-MINS®, TRI PROTEIN PLUS®, ULTIMATE DAILY NUTRITION®, VARICOVEIN®, ULTIMATE PROTEIN SYSTEM®, WELL-MAX ® REALFOOD ORGANICS®, DIGESTIVE BALANCE™, ENERGY BALANCE™, WEIGHT BALANCE™, STRESS BALANCE™, MOOD BALANCE™, SLEEP BALANCE™, IMMUNE BALANCE™, COGNITIVIE BALANCE™, GUT CONNECTION™ and any Marks associated with any products available on any of the Sites) are the sole property of Country Life Vtiamins and/or its suppliers or licensors and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of Country Life Vitamins and/or its suppliers or licensors. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are Marks of Country Life Vitamins and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of Country Life Vitamins will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
VI. Third Party Websites
Links on any of the Sites to third party websites are provided only as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Sites. Country Life Vitamins does not control or endorse any such third party websites. You agree that The Country Life Vitamins will not be responsible or liable for any content, goods or services provided on or through these outside websites or for your use or inability to use such websites. You will use these links at your own risk.
Without limiting the foregoing, your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the use of any of the Sites, including payment for and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser.
VII. Site Usage/ Termination
You are required to establish an account on the Sites in order to take advantage of certain features of the Sites, such as making a purchase. If you provide information on any of the Sites, you agree to (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by any of the Sites, and (b) maintain and promptly update such information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete to the extent the Sites facilitate such updates. If you provide any information that is false, inaccurate, outdated or incomplete, or Country Life Vitamins has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is false, inaccurate, outdated or incomplete, Country Life Vitamins has the right to suspend or terminate your account and prohibit any and all current or future use of any of the Sites (or any portion thereof) by you.
You will create a username and password while completing the account registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Country Life Vitamins of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You agree to be responsible for all charges resulting from the use of your account on any of the Sites, including charges resulting from unauthorized use of your account prior to your taking steps to prevent such occurrence by changing your password and notifying Country Life Vitamins.
You agree to use the Sites only for lawful purposes, and that you are responsible for your use of and communications on any of the Sites. You agree not to post on or transmit through any of the Sites any unlawful, infringing, threatening, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent, offensive, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any material that encourages criminal conduct or conduct that would give rise to civil liability, infringes others' intellectual property rights or otherwise violates any applicable local, state, national or international law. You agree not to use any of the Sites in any manner that interferes with its normal operation or with any other user's use and enjoyment of any of the Sites.
You further agree that you will not access any of the Sites by any means except through the interface provided by Country Life Vitamins for access to any of the Sites. Creating or maintaining any link from another website to any page on any of the Sites without the prior written authorization of Country Life Vitamins is prohibited. Running or displaying any of the Sites or any information or material displayed on any of the Sites in frames or through similar means on another website without the prior written authorization of Country Life Vitamins is prohibited. Any permitted links to any of the Sites must comply with all applicable laws, rule and regulations.
Country Life Vitamins makes no representation that Materials contained on any of the Sites or products described or offered on any of the Sites are appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions outside the United States, or that this Agreement complies with the laws of any other country. Visitors who use any of the Sites and reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. You agree that you will not access any of the Sites from any territory where its contents are illegal, and that you, and not Country Life Vitamins are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
This Agreement is effective unless and until terminated by either you or Country Life Vitamins. You may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of the Sites. Country Life Vitamins also may terminate or suspend this Agreement, at any time, without notice, and accordingly deny you access to any of the Sites, if in Country Life Vitamin’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Agreement or your use is harmful to the interests of another user or Country Life Vitamins . Upon any termination of the Agreement by either you or us, you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from any of the Sites, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made under the terms of use or otherwise. Country Life Vitamins reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any of the Sites (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
You agree that Country Life Vitamins may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of any of the Sites, without notice, for any conduct that Country Life Vitamins, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of this Agreement or any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another user or Country Life Vitamins Parties.
Sections IV, VII through XII and XII shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
V. User Content and Conduct
Where applicable at any of the Sites, you are invited to post your own content ("User Content"). Please note that the Sites are intended for adult use; if you are under the age of 13, do not submit any User Content to any of the Sites.
You understand that all User Content, whether you have publicly posted on a forum or privately transmitted to another user or to us, is your sole responsibility. Though the Sites are designed to be a safe place to share such User Content, Country Life Vitamins cannot guarantee that other users will not misuse the User Content that you share. If you have any User Content that you would like to keep confidential and/or do not want others to use, do not post it to any of the Sites.
By posting any User Content at the Site, you hereby grant Country Life Vitamins a royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, combine with other works, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, edit and display such User Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You specifically waive any "moral rights" in and to the User Content. The foregoing grant includes, without limitation, any copyrights and other intellectual property rights in and to your User Content. You represent and warrant that: you own the User Content posted by you on or through any of the Sites or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth above; and the posting of your User Content on or through any of the Sites does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any User Content you posted to or through any of the Sites.
You acknowledge and agree that Country Life Vitamins may preserve User Content and may also disclose User Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal process; enforce this Agreement; respond to claims that any User Content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Country Life Vitamins, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of any of the Sites, including your User Content, may involve: transmissions over various networks and changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You agree to each of the conditions in this Agreement and further agree that each of these conditions applies forever and broadly with regard to Country Life Vitamins . Posting of User Content to or through any of the Sites, including ideas or disclosures of opinions, is voluntary on your part. No confidential or contractual relationship is established by your posting of User Content or is to be implied by our review or subsequent use of your User Content. Country Life Vitamins shall not be liable for any disclosure of any User Content, including opinion(s) or suggestion(s), you post to or through any of the Sites. COUNTRY LIFE VITAMINS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO UNRESTRICTED USE OF ANY USER CONTENT IT MAY RECEIVE FROM YOU AT OR THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES, FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER, COMMERCIAL OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO YOU AS PROVIDER OF THE USER CONTENT
You agree that you will not use the Site to:
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; harm minors in any way; impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to a representative of Country Life Vitamins, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through any of the Sites; upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements); upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party; upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose; upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, emulate, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Site are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges; interfere with or disrupt any of the Sites or servers or networks connected to any of the Sites, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to any of the Sites; "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or collect or store personal data about other users of any of the Sites. gain access to unauthorized areas of any of the Sites or our network or servers. We will terminate the account and/or block users who repeatedly violate the intellectual property rights of any other person on any of the Sites.
You understand that by using any of the Sites, you may be exposed to User Content created by others that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Country Life Vitamins does not endorse or have control over the User Content. User Content is not reviewed by Country Life Vitamins prior to posting and does not reflect the opinions or policies of Country Life Vitamins. Country Life Vitamins makes no representations or warranties, express or implied as to the User Content or the accuracy and reliability of the User Content or any other material or information that you may access through any of the Sites. Country Life Vitamins assumes no responsibility for monitoring any of the Sites for inappropriate submissions or conduct. If at any time Country Life Vitamins chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor any of the Sites, Country Life Vitamins nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the User Content, has no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content, and has no responsibility for the conduct of any of the Sites’ users submitting any such User Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Country Life Vitamins and its designees shall have the right to remove any User Content that violates this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable, in Country Life Vitamin’s sole discretion. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any User Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such User Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any User Content.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of any of the Sites. Country Life Vitamins reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users and to terminate your access to any of the Sites, in its sole discretion.
VI. Dispute Resolution
Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY SALES THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (BOTH SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. You irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the state of New York in the County of Suffolk for any litigation or dispute arising out of or relating to your access to or use of this Site, these Terms and Conditions or our Privacy Policy.
VII. Definitions/Interpretations
If any provision of this Agreement is deemed illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue to be fully valid, binding, and enforceable. When used in this Agreement, the term "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation."
VIII. Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire and only Agreement between Country Life Vitamins and each user of any of the Sites with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous Agreements, representations, warranties and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
IX. Miscellaneous
The failure of Country Life Vitamins to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such term and shall not be considered a waiver or limit that party's right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
X. Policy
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require that users of any of the Sites do the same. If you believe that your proprietary work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to Country Life Vitamin’s Copyright Agent, designated as such pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), named below:
A physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Sites.
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Copyright Agent:
Attn: Copyright Agent
Country Life, LLC,
180 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway,
Hauppauge, NY 11788
XI. Contact Information
If you have any comments or questions regarding this Agreement, or wish to report any violation of this Agreement, please contact us at ConsumerAffairs@CountryLifeVitamins.com. We will address any issue to the best of our abilities as soon as possible.