Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Hricane website (“Site”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Hricane regarding your use of the Site and any services offered through it, including but not limited to information about ukuleles, kalimbas, acoustic guitars, and other musical instruments.
If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not access or use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page periodically so that you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Hricane reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without specific notice to you. The latest version of the Terms will be posted on this page, and you should check this page regularly to ensure that you are familiar with the current version.
Site Access and Use
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Hricane grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents; any collection and use of product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of the Site or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
In using the Site, you agree that you will:
- Not use the Site in any way that may disable, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site
- Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Site
- Not use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site
- Not introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other harmful material
- Not use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site
- Not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission
- Not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure
Hricane reserves the right to terminate or restrict your access to the Site, without notice, for any or no reason whatsoever.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Hricane, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
The Hricane name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Hricane or its affiliates. You may not use such marks without the prior written permission of Hricane. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site, except as follows:
- Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
- You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes
- You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution
No right, title, or interest in or to the Site or any content on the Site is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Hricane.
User Contributions and Content
The Site may contain features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials (“User Contributions”). All User Contributions must comply with these Terms and must not:
- Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable
- Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
- Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person
- Violate the legal rights of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability
- Be likely to deceive any person or impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation
- Promote any illegal activity or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act
- Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person
- Involve commercial activities or sales without our prior written consent
By providing any User Contribution, you grant Hricane and its affiliates and service providers a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Contribution throughout the world in any media.
Product Information and Affiliate Links
Hricane strives to provide accurate information about musical instruments and related products. However, we do not warrant that product descriptions or other content on the Site are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered through our affiliate links is not as described, your sole remedy is to address the issue with the third-party seller or manufacturer.
As an Amazon Associate, Hricane earns from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links on this website. When you click on these links and make a purchase, we receive a commission without any additional cost to you. These commissions help support the operation of this website.
The presence of affiliate links does not influence our editorial content or product recommendations. We strive to provide honest, unbiased information about musical instruments regardless of affiliate relationships. Products are selected for coverage based on their relevance, quality, features, and value—not on commission potential.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. HRICANE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, HRICANE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HRICANE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM HRICANE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
HRICANE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.
CERTAIN LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hricane, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Site’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Site.
This indemnification obligation includes any claims or demands made by third parties due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms, your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, or your use of the Site.
Changes to the Terms
Hricane may revise and update these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.
It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. We may provide notice of changes in other ways as well, such as through the contact information you have provided or via a banner on the Site, but you should check this page regularly to see the current version of the Terms.
Termination
Hricane may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site, without notice, for any conduct that Hricane, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another user, a third-party provider, a service provider, or Hricane.
Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account or relationship with Hricane, you may simply discontinue using the Site. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the appropriate courts, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant jurisdiction. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Before initiating any legal action against Hricane, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us through the channels provided on our Contact Us page. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, both parties agree to engage in good faith in a mediation process with a mutually agreed-upon mediator before pursuing litigation.
Miscellaneous Provisions
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Hricane regarding the use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Hricane relating to your use of the Site.
The failure of Hricane to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.
You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Hricane’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms without such consent will be null. Hricane may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.
The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Site may also provide notices to you of changes to these Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Site.