Terms of Service

Last Updated 09/09/2020

These terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”) govern your use of this website teamtreehouse.com (“Website”). In these Terms of Service, Treehouse Island, Inc. is referred to as the “Company”, “Treehouse”,” “us,” or “we.”

By using this Website and its services you will be bound by these Terms of Service and the Company’s privacy policy which can be found at www.happyteetheducation.com/terms (“Privacy Policy”). If you do not agree to these Terms of Service and/or the Privacy Policy, you must not use this Website, or any service provided via it. Your use of the Company’s Website and Services (as defined below) means you agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement.

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. Welcome to Happy Teeth. These terms and conditions apply to the services available from and related to the domain and sub-domains of the Website, including without limitation any Happy Teeth-owned or third-party communication channels accessible from or related to the content of the Website (together with the Website, the “Services”).
    2. For as long as Happy Teeth continues to offer the Services, it shall deliver, update, improve and expand the Services as it deems appropriate. As a result, Happy Teeth allows you to access the Website as it is and as available on any day, and it has no other obligations, except as expressly stated in these Terms of Service. Happy Teeth may modify, replace, refuse access to, suspend or discontinue the Website, partially or entirely, or change and modify prices for all or part of the Services in our sole discretion. Unless otherwise noted, all of these changes are effective once posted on our site or by direct communication to you. Your use of the Services following such posting or communication constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms and conditions of use.
    3. Nothing in these Terms of Service is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, create an agency relationship, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.
    4. Happy Teeth does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 16 or knowingly allow such persons to register for the Services without the express consent of such person’s parent or guardian. The Services are not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not register for or access the Services. If you are under 16 and wish to use the Services, please have your parent or guardian contact us at; info@happyteetheducation.com. Until we receive consent from your parent or guardian, do not attempt to register for the Services or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 16 without verification of consent from a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe your child has submitted information to Treehouse without your consent and is under 16, please contact us at info@happyteetheducation.com
    5. If you are an institution, such as a school, workforce board or other similar entity. seeking to utilise the Services for educational purposes, you may provide your students with access to the Services by registering for an organisational subscription.
  2. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE
    1. You must not use this Website for anything that is unlawful or is otherwise prohibited by these Terms of Service and/or any notices elsewhere on this Website.
    2. Happy Teeth advises that you seek professional advice before relying on any information on this Website. Under no circumstances will Treehouse be liable in any way for any information it provides on the Website or through the Services, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content and information, including but not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video or other material (also known as “Content”), or any loss or damage of any kind incurred in connection with use of or exposure to any Content posted, emailed, accessed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Services.
    3. When using this Website or the Services, you must not:
      • defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
      • publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, offensive or unlawful material or information;
      • upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights or have received all necessary consents;
      • upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer;
      • impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation any employee or representative of Company;
      • post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from any other user of the Services;
      • run Mail list, Listserv, any form of auto-responder, or “spam” on the Services, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged on to the Website, or that otherwise interfere with or place an unreasonable load on the Services’ infrastructure or any third party websites or services;
      • decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code of the Services;
      • delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded;
      • falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;
      • advertise or offer to sell any goods or services or conduct or forward surveys, competitions, or chain letters, or solicit donations; or
      • download any file posted by another user of this Website that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
    4. You will be responsible for withholding, filing, and reporting all taxes, duties and other governmental assessments, if any, associated with your activity in connection with the Services.
    5. If you are registering with the Website as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to legally bind that entity and consent to share any employee information with us. If you are trading as a business, you must comply with and you are responsible for all laws applicable to your business.
    6. If you link to the Website, Happy Teeth may revoke your right to so link at any time, at Happy Teeth’s sole discretion. Company reserves the right to require prior written consent before linking to the Website.
  3. REGISTRATION
    1. In order to use the Services, you will need to register and become a member (“Membership”) if you wish to access the Services via this Website, your Membership is subject to subscription charges set out in your subscription plan. If you wish to change your subscription plan, at any time, please notify us and we will update your membership package, which will take effect at the end of your current commitment period (which may be either a yearly or monthly). Changes will be subject to these Terms of Service (and in particular paragraph 4.2).
    2. Membership requires that you provide us with information about you via our registration form. For more information on our use of this information is set out in our Privacy Policy.
    3. When registering, you must provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself. You are responsible for making sure this information is updated so that it is true, accurate, current and complete. If any information provided by you is not true, accurate, current and complete, Happy Teeth has the right to cancel your membership and refuse any and all current or future use of this Website.
    4. Registration requires a valid email address and unique password. To create a secure password, choose a password that uses a combination of letters, upper case and lower case, numbers, and symbols. For example, $Mydog2! Avoid choosing obvious words or dates such as a nickname or your birth date. You are responsible for keeping your username and password confidential and secure. We strongly recommend that you log-off from the Website when your session is complete to prevent unauthorised access to your information.
    5. You must not share your username or password. If you believe there has been any unauthorised use of username or password, this must be reported to  info@happyteetheducation.comas soon as you are aware of such use and Treehouse will, as soon as reasonably possible, cancel your username and/or password. We will work with you to have new credentials (username and password) issued to you.
    6. Happy Teeth reserves the right to cancel your Membership access without notice if we become aware of any breach of these Terms of Service by you.
    7. Happy Teeth will send you a confirmation e-mail, following registration and this will confirm your Membership, allowing you to access the Services available via the Website. You may cancel your membership at any time.
  4. CHARGES AND PAYMENT
    1. Charges are linked to the individual or group membership package to which you subscribe. The terms of your Membership are incorporated in these Terms of Service by reference as if fully set forth herein.
    2. Your Membership will automatically renew, and you will be charged in advance of your RENEWED MEMBERSHIP START DATE until your membership is cancelled. You may notify us of your wish to cancel your Membership at any time, but your cancellation will not take effect until the end of your current commitment period (which may be either a yearly or a monthly period). Annual subscriptions will renew on the one-year anniversary of the start of your current annual membership term and will be effective for an additional year-long term unless cancelled prior to renewal. Monthly subscriptions will renew on the one-month anniversary of the start of your current monthly membership term and will be effective for an additional month-long term unless cancelled prior to renewal. Details of charges are shown within the sign-up process SUBSCRIPTION PRICES MAY CHANGE AND WILL RENEW AT THE THEN-APPLICABLE RATE. In the event of a material change in the terms of the automatic renewal, we will provide you with notice of the material change and provide information regarding how to cancel your Membership in a manner that is capable of being retained by you. All charges are in UK GBP . Any reduction in the applicable membership price (for example, where you downgrade to a lower-priced package or reduce the number of users on your account) will take effect in your next membership payment period following notification. Any increase in the applicable membership price (for example, where you upgrade your package or add additional users) will take effect from the date of notification (so that a pro-rata payment shall be made for the remainder of the current payment period, with the full payment to be made from the beginning of the following plan period). Your membership period begins on the date on which you register for the Services and finishes on the day before that calendar date the following period.
    3. Payment for all charges are payable upon registration or the relevant periodic payment date. You can pay membership fees by any MasterCard, Visa, or American Express credit card; PayPal; or any other payment methods the company accepts. Your payment details will be encrypted to minimise the possibility of unauthorised access or disclosure. At the time of registration, you will be asked to provide credit/debit card details. In the event that Treehouse is unable at any time to obtain payment for any charges using credit card details, Treehouse may freeze your account until it has received payment in full.
    4. Your Membership may start with a free trial. The Company reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine your eligibility for a free trial, and to withdraw or to modify a free trial at any time without prior notice and with no liability. We require that you provide payment details to start a free trial. At the end of your free trial, Treehouse will automatically start to charge you for the membership package associated with your free trial on the first day following the end of the free trial period, and continuing on a recurring yearly or monthly basis, depending on the length of your subscription period. By providing your payment details in connection with a free trial registration, you agree that we can charge you as indicated herein. If you do not want us to charge you, you must cancel your membership before the end of your free trial. See section 7 for additional details of cancellation. You will not receive a notice from us that your free trial period has ended or that the paying portion of your membership has begun.
  5. DEALINGS WITH THIRD PARTIES
    1. Happy Teeth is not an agent of any third party, or any party named or linked to this Website (“Third Parties”) and does not have any authority to act for such Third Parties. Happy Teeth does not control or endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such Third Parties.
    2. In certain situations, third party businesses may provide services that are available to you throughout services . We do not control any such third-party service providers. You agree that we are not responsible for the availability or content of any such third-party sites, or the services they provide, which shall be governed by the any terms and conditions or privacy policy of that third-party business. Your use of third-party sites and services is at your own risk. You agree to comply with the relevant terms and conditions of any such third-party service provider.
    3. You agree that (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law)Happy Teeth, our officers, directors and employees, shall have no liability to you in relation to any dispute which you may have with a Third Party, one or more of your customers, and/or any other users of this Website.
  6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    1. You acknowledge and agree that all Content provided on the Website or through the Services, contained in sponsor advertisements or, presented to you by Happy Teeth, its partners or advertisers, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. You shall abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Services, and except as expressly permitted herein, shall not use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell or otherwise exploit for any purposes whatsoever any Content or third party submissions or other proprietary rights not owned by you: (I) without the express prior written consent of the respective owners, and (ii) in any way that violates any third party right.
    2. You acknowledge and agree that you are permitted to review, print and make one copy, for your personal use, of the Content (and other items displayed on the Website for download), provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store any significant Content in any form.
  7. TERMINATION
    1. Without prejudice to any remedy that Treehouse may have against you, we may terminate or suspend with immediate effect and without notice, your access to and use of this Website and your Membership if:
      • We do not receive timely payment under your subscription;
      • We reasonably believe that you have breached any of these Terms of Service;
      • We are unable to verify the accuracy or validity of any information provided by you;
      • Or we suspect fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity by you.
    2. Should you object to any of these Terms of Service, or any subsequent changes to them, or become dissatisfied with this Website in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue to access or use this Website.
    3. You may notify us of your wish to cancel your Membership at any time at info@happyteetheducation.com but your cancellation will not take effect until the end of your current commitment period (which may be either yearly or monthly). You will not be entitled to a refund for any fees already paid.
    4. You may notify us of your wish to reduce the number of additional users attached to your account or to downgrade to a different package at any time, but such reduction will not take effect until the end of your current commitment period (which may be either yearly or monthly). You will not be entitled to a refund for any fees already paid in respect of such users or enhanced package, in accordance with section 4.2.
  8. AMENDMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
    1. Happy Teeth reserves the right to amend and alter these Terms of Service and any Content or information contained on the Website at any time. In the event these Terms of Service are altered Treehouse will post the amended Terms of Service on this Website. Changes will apply from the date of posting.
    2. If after the Terms of Service and/or the Privacy Policy  have been amended or altered you do not agree to their terms, you must stop using this Website.
  9. GENERAL
    1. While we will try to provide you with uninterrupted access to this Website and its Services, we may need to withdraw, modify, discontinue or suspend (temporarily or permanently) one or more aspects of this Website where we has a legal, technical or other good reason to do so (including technical difficulties experienced by us or any Internet infrastructure).
    2. We reserve the right to withhold, remove and or discard any Content available as part of your account, including any Content contributed by you, with or without notice if deemed by us to be contrary to these Terms of Service.
    3. You must report any violations of these Terms of Service to info@happyteetheducation.com