Terms of Service

Site Terms of Service
The Website is an Internet property of Arete Hemp LLC  (“Arete,” “we” or “us”). You agree to the following Website Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) in their entirety, when you: (1) access or use the Website; (2) interact with Aretehemp.com online; and/or (3) purchase products or services offered on our Website (“Online Products”). The Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) and any and all other applicable Arete Enterprises LLC operating rules, policies, price schedules and other supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be published from time to time, are expressly incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “Agreement”). Please review the Agreement carefully. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained within the Agreement in its entirety, you are not authorized to use the Website in any manner or form whatsoever.

  1. Definitions
    The “Arete Sites” shall mean all areas and services offered or available on the interactive online service operated by Arete Hemp and/or its affiliates on the World Wide Web. The Arete sites consist of information, services and content provided by Arete Hemp  and/or its affiliates and/or third parties.
  2. General
    Arete Hemp shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Arete Sites including, but not limited to, the content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use. Such changes, modifications, additions, or deletions shall be effective immediately without further notice thereof. Amendments to these Terms of Use may be given in a variety of means including, but not limited to, posting on the Arete Sites a revised version of this Agreement or notification by electronic mail. Any use of the Arete Sites after such notice shall conclusively be deemed to be acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions, or deletions. You agree to review these Terms of Use periodically to be aware of such revisions.
  3. Use of the Aretehemp.com Sites.
    • The Aretehemp.com Sites contain copyrighted material; trademarks and other proprietary information including text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of the Aretehemp.com Sites are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws. Arete Enterprises is the owner of the copyright in the entire Aretehemp.com Sites. Arete Hemp llc owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. Each third party content provider owns the copyright in content original to that provider. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit the content of the Aretehemp.com Sites or any portion of it. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, you may not copy, redistribute, publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the Aretehemp.com Sites without the express permission of Arete Enterprises  and, if applicable, the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution, or publication of material from the Aretehemp.com Sites, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading or copying copyrighted material.
    • The Aretehemp.com Sites may allow you to submit, or Arete may solicit certain materials or information from You including reviews, comments, feedback, e-mails, videos, photographs, and other data or information (“Your Content”).  You represent and warrant that (1) you are solely responsible for Your Content; (2) that you are the owner of Your Content and have all rights necessary for Arete Enterprises to use Your Content as permitted in these Terms of Use; and (3) You hereby grant to Bio Trust and its respective affiliates worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, store, cache, distribute, perform and display Your Content or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed. You agree that your reviews submitted to Arete Enterprises may be used in any form by Arete Hemp for marketing purposes. You also grant Arete Hemp the right to sublicense these rights in Your Content to others, which may result in “viral” content. You agree that Arete Enterprises  may use third party technology and service providers in connection with these rights.
    • All information you provide to Arete Hemp shall be accurate, complete, and updated.
    • The Aretehemp.com Sites contain links to other Web sites, resources, and advertisers. Arete Enterprises is not responsible for the availability of these external sites nor does it endorse or is it responsible for the contents, advertising, products, or other materials made available on or through such external sites. Under no circumstances shall Arete Hemp be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused to a user in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods, or services available on such external site. You should direct any concerns to such external site’s administrator.
    • You agree not to take any action to interfere with the function or accessibility of the Aretehemp.com Site or to take any action to restrict the access of others thereto.
    • The provisions of this Section 3 are for the benefit of Arete Hemp, its affiliates, third party content providers and licensors, and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly on its own behalf or jointly with others.
    • Arete Hemp has carefully designed the Aretehemp.com Sites with the purpose of delivering certain content to users in a particular format and with a particular appearance. No third party shall have the right to utilize the content of the Aretehemp.com Site in any way that interferes with that purpose. In particular, Arete Hemp prohibits any party from displaying the content on the Aretehemp.com Sites in any format where third party advertising or other materials that Arete Enterprises  did not authorize in writing is viewed or viewable together with Arete’s proprietary content.
    • Arete Hemp is the only authorized seller of Arete products. You agree that products purchased on the site are for personal use only and not purchased for resale. If a customer violates these Terms of Use, the customer may no longer be permitted to place orders with Aretehemp.com. Affiliates may lose their affiliate status for violating these Terms of Use, pursuant to Arete Enterprises  affiliate partner Terms and Conditions.
  4. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
    • YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER ARETE ENTERPRISES , ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE Aretehemp.com SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES.
    • THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
    • THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ARETE ENTERPRISES IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
    • IN NO EVENT WILL ARETE HEMP OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE ARETE HEMP OR OUT OF THE BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4 SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES. ARETE HEMP LIABILITY TO YOU, IF ANY, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ARETE HEMP.
    • ARETE HEMP NEITHER ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE, OR STATEMENT ON THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES, NOR FOR ANY OFFENSIVE, DEFAMATORY OR OBSCENE POSTING MADE BY USERS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ARETE HEMP BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTENT ON ARETEHEMP.COM SITES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINANCIAL, HEALTH, OR LIFESTYLE INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT.
    • ARETE HEMP DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT, OR GUARANTEE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES (WITH THE SOLE EXCEPTION BEING WRITTEN WARRANTIES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ARETE HEMP PRODUCTS) AND WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. BIO TRUST MAKES PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THE ARETEHEMP.COM SITES WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
    • NOTICE TO NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS: Your rights are protected under the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act and New Jersey law generally.  Nothing in these Terms & Conditions limits, varies, diminishes, affects, or otherwise voids or alters your rights under New Jersey law as they relate to  limitations of liability or exculpation (including, but not limited to, limitations on indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, consequential or similar damages), dispute resolution, indemnification, venue or jurisdiction, statutes of limitation or repose periods for bringing claims, plain language requirements, representations and warranties of any type or nature (including, but not limited to conditions of merchantability, of satisfactory quality, of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy, of quite enjoyment, and non-infringement), contract remedies, personal injury, tort and negligence claims, conditions of sale, fee-shifting provisions, waiver of attorney fees and/or costs, and copyright. Your rights regarding these specific provisions will be governed by New Jersey law.  In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and New Jersey law, New Jersey law shall govern.
  5. Indemnification
    You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ARETE HEMP, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of the use by you of the Aretehemp.com Sites, including claims by other users of your equipment, access or membership.
  6. Termination
    Arete Hemp shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement with respect to any user which Arete Hemp, in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and “Miscellaneous” shall survive termination of this Agreement.
  7. Trademarks
    All trademarks appearing on the Aretehemp.com Sites are the property of their respective owners, including, in some instances, Arete Hemp, and/or affiliated companies.
  8. Delivery, Title & Risk of Loss
    All Online Products purchased from Aretehemp.com are made pursuant to a shipment contract with our carriers. That means that (1) delivery of the Online Products to you is made upon our delivery to the carrier, which occurs in the United States of America (FCA Denver, CO, Incoterms 2010), and (2) risk of loss and title for the Online Products purchased pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

Miscellaneous
This Agreement and any operating rules for the Aretehemp.com Sites established by Arete Hemp constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter here of, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any dispute arising under or relating to this Agreement or any Aretehemp.com Site shall be brought in state or federal courts in Henderson, Nevada, and you hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. You also give full permission to Bio Trust to charge other accounts provided on items purchased and not paid for. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

 

Messaging Terms & Conditions
Effective Date:

This SMS message program is a service of Arete Hemp. By providing your cell phone number, you agree to receive recurring automated promotional and personalized marketing text messages (e.g., SMS/MMS cart reminders, sale notices, etc) from Arete Hemp. These messages include text messages that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system, to the mobile telephone number you provided when signing up or any other number that you designate. You give Arete Hemp permission to send text messages to the enrolled cell phone number through your wireless phone carrier, unless and until you end permission per these Terms & Conditions. Consent to receive automated marketing text messages is not a condition of any purchase. Message & data rates may apply.

Message frequency may vary. Arete Hemp reserves the right to alter the frequency of messages sent at any time, so as to increase or decrease the total number of sent messages. Arete Hemp also reserves the right to change the short code or phone number from which messages are sent and we will notify you if we do so.

Not all mobile devices or handsets may be supported and our messages may not be deliverable in all areas. Arete Hemp, its service providers and the mobile carriers supported by the program are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

By enrolling in the Arete Hemp messaging program, you also agree to these messaging terms & conditions (“Messaging Terms”), our Arete Hemp Terms of Use and Arete Hemp Privacy Policy.

Cancellation

Text the keyword STOP, STOPALL, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE or QUIT to the telephone number, long code, or short code that sends you our initial confirmation message to cancel. After texting STOP, STOPALL, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE or QUIT to the telephone number, long code, or short code that sends you our initial confirmation message you will receive one additional message confirming that your request has been processed. If you change your preferences, it may take up to 48 hours for it to take effect. You acknowledge that our text message platform may not recognize and respond to unsubscribe requests that do not include the STOP, STOPALL, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE or QUIT keyword commands and agree that Arete Hemp and its service providers will have no liability for failing to honor such requests. If you unsubscribe from one of our text message programs, you may continue to receive text messages from Arete Hemp through any other programs you have joined until you separately unsubscribe from those programs.

Help or Support

Text the keyword HELP to the telephone number, long code, or short code that sends you our initial confirmation message to receive a text with information on how to unsubscribe.

No Warranty

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE MESSAGING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER OF Arete Hemp OR ANY PARTY ACTING ON BEHALF OF Arete Hemp BE LIABLE FOR: (A) ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO Arete Hemp HEREUNDER OR $100.00; OR (B) ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES. YOU AGREE EVEN IF Arete Hemp HAS BEEN TOLD OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE OR LOSS ARISING OR RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE Arete Hemp MESSAGING PROGRAM. Arete Hemp AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DELAYS OR NON-DELIVERY IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES.

Indemnity

To the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Arete Hemp, its directors, officers, employees, servants, agents, representatives, independent contractors and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, actions, causes of action, costs, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, judgments or penalties of any kind or nature arising from or in relation to the these Messaging Terms or your receipt of text messages from Arete Hemp or its service providers.

Dispute Resolution

  1. General. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in any way related to these Messaging Terms or your receipt of text messages from Arete Hemp or its service providers whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of when a dispute or claim arises will be resolved by binding arbitration. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY AGREEING TO THESE MESSAGING TERMS, YOU AND Arete Hemp ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION AND THAT THESE MESSAGING TERMS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AND GOVERNED BY ARBITRATION.
  2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, nothing in these Messaging Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of you or Arete Hemp to: (i) bring an individual action in small claims court; (ii) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (iii) seek injunctive relief in aid of arbitration from a court of competent jurisdiction; or (iv) file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
  3. Arbitrator. Any arbitration between you and Arete Hemp will be governed by the JAMS, under the Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect for JAMS, except as provided herein. JAMS may be contacted at www.jamsadr.com. The arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement.
  4. No Class Actions. YOU AND Arete Hemp AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Arete Hemp agree otherwise in a signed writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. You agree that, by agreeing to these Messaging Terms, you and Arete Hemp are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action, collective action, private attorney general action, or other representative proceeding of any kind.
  5. No Class Actions. YOU AND Arete Hemp AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Arete Hemp agree otherwise in a signed writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
  6. Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Messaging Terms, if Arete Hemp makes any future change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Arete Hemp’s contact information provided in the “Contact Us” section below, in which case this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected, will continue to govern any disputes between you and Arete Hemp.
  7. Enforceability. If any provision of these Messaging Terms is found to be unenforceable, the applicable provision shall be deemed stricken and the remainder of these Messaging Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Changes to the Messaging Terms

We reserve the right to change these Messaging Terms or cancel the messaging program at any time. By using and accepting messages from Arete Hemp after we make changes to the Messaging Terms, you are accepting the Messaging Terms with those changes. Please check these Messaging Terms regularly.

Entire Agreement/Severability

These Messaging Terms, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with us in connection herewith, will constitute the entire agreement between you and Arete Hemp concerning the Messaging Program.

Contact

Please contact us with any inquiries or concerns at [email protected] or write to us at: 1887 Whitney Mesa Dr Suite #3939, Henderson, NV. 89014.

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