The purpose of this section is to describe the conditions (the "Terms") that apply to your access to and use of our Site. By visiting our site, you agree that to abide by these Terms and that these Terms apply to you in the same way as any signed, written contract.
The following points may help you to understand the legal environment in which we operate:
Legal drinking age
To use this Site you must be of legal drinking age in your state or country - if you are not, please exit this Site. We look forward to informing you about the wines produced by R. Merlo Estate Vineyards at an appropriate time in the future. If you are of legal age, our products should be enjoyed and consumed only in moderation.
Restricted Territories
In some places in the world it is not permissible for citizens to visit a Site like ours due to local laws restricting the sale and/or promotion of alcoholic beverages. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your home territory or country.
Privacy
It is important that you understand the way in which we will use the information we hold about you. Our privacy policy will provide you with further details.
Rights
All of the material you see on this Site is owned by us or used by us with the consent of the owner. We are very happy for you to visit this Site and to print copies of material on it for your personal, non-commercial use, but all other copying is prohibited and all other rights are reserved.
Trade marks
The words R. Merlo Estate Vineyards and R. Merlo are trade marks belonging to R. Merlo Estate Vineyards, and are registered under the laws of the United States. We also own the other logos and creative materials that you will see on our product pack and on this Site (except where otherwise indicated). We (and the other owners of materials used on this Site) are proud of these precious assets and make every effort to protect them. Any use or reproduction of these trade marks without the express prior written consent of the Company is prohibited.
No Warranties
We provide this Site "as is". We have taken care in preparing materials for the Site but we cannot guarantee, for example, that:
- It will always be available for you to visit/use in the current format;
- Software downloaded from the Site will be compatible with your equipment or free from viruses or other defects;
- All materials will be accurate or complete.
Our Liability
To the fullest extent possible at law we (and our respective officers, directors, employees, and agents) exclude all liability for any loss or damage (including direct, indirect, economic or consequential loss or damage) suffered by you as a result of any visit to or use of this Site or of any materials provided on it or downloaded from it, as well as your inability to use this Site or any error in the provision of this Site, any computer virus or other executable code that you may download, and any other defect that is transmitted through this Site, whether such loss or damage arises from our negligence or otherwise, and even if we are expressly informed of the possibility of such loss or damage.
Materials submitted by you
You must take care with the posting of materials to our Site. We cannot treat these materials confidentially and similarly we will be free to use and to disclose these materials whether they are ideas, creative concepts or other materials, without payment of any sum or acknowledgement of you as their source. We cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of use or disclosure of such materials by us. This paragraph does not affect any rights you may have under data protection or similar laws, to the extent that such rights cannot be excluded or limited by us.
Linking to this site
If you would like to link to this Site you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, only the home page of this Site (at rmerlo.com) and not to any other page of this Site), and subject to each of the following conditions:
- you do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of the R. Merlo Estate Vineyards logo;
- you do not create a frame or any other browser or border environment around this Site;
- you do not in any way state, imply, or otherwise suggest in any manner that the Company is endorsing any products or services other than its own;
- you do not state, imply, or otherwise misrepresent your relationship with the Company, nor present any other false information about the Company;
- you do not otherwise use any R. Merlo Estate Vineyards trade marks displayed on this Site without written permission of the Company;
- you do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive or controversial, contains any explicit or depicted sexual content, contains any reference to the abuse of wine, spirits, or other alcoholic beverages, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person, or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Other legal notices
There are other legal notices on areas of this Site which relate to your use of specific areas. Those notices are incorporated by reference into these Terms.
Changes to these Terms
We may amend these Terms from time to time. We will post changes to these Terms on this Site.
Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any matter relating to this Site (including but not limited to our privacy policy) will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States (but without applying California choice of law rules) and the courts of California (both state and federal, as appropriate in the circumstances) shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute or controversy involving your use of this site, our privacy policy, and/or your purchase of our products.
