Terms of Use
GENERAL INFORMATION.
These Terms of Use represent an agreement between you and SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and govern your use of this website and any products or services, including house plan sets (“Plans”) made available via this website. This website, together with such products or services, is referred to collectively as the “Site” in these Terms. By using the Site, whether for purposes of viewing or ordering Plans or otherwise, you acknowledge that you have read and understood, and agree to be bound by and comply with, these Terms.
GENERAL TERMS.
1. WHEN YOU ORDER AND USE OUR PLANS.
1.1. Overview. All of our Plans are /were created by designer or designers (each, a “Designer”). When you order Plans from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, in accordance with these Terms:
a. we own the copyright in the Plans, we license rights to use these Plans directly to you.
b. If we have licensed the rights to use the Plans from a Designer, we either sublicense rights to you to use these Plans
c. All of the plans in this web site are protected under the Federal Copyright Act, Title XVII of the U.S. code and Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM retains title and ownership of the original documents. The blueprints licensed to you cannot be used by or resold to any other individual.
d. Reproduction of these house plans, either in whole or in part, including any form of copying and/or preparation of derivative works thereof, for any reason without prior written permission, is strictly prohibited. The purchase of a set of home plans in no way transfers any copyright or other ownership interest in it to the buyer except for a limited license to use that set of home plans for the construction of one dwelling. The purchase of additional sets of that home plan at a reduced price from the original set or as part of a multiple set package does not convey to the buyer a license to construct more than one dwelling. Similarly, the purchase of reproducible PDF or CAD (dwg) sets carries the same copyright protection. To use any plans more than once, and to avoid any copyright /license infringement, it is necessary to contact SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM to receive a release and license for any extended usage. Whereas a purchaser of PDFs, CAD and Reproducible is granted a license to make copies, it should be noted that as copyrighted material, making photocopies from blueprints is illegal.
e. Copyright and licensing of home plans for construction exist to protect all parties. It respects and supports the intellectual property of SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM Copyright law has been reinforced over the past few years. Willful infringement could cause settlements for statutory damages up to $150,000 plus attorney fees, damages and loss of profits.
1.2. Designer Agreement. In the scenario described in clause 1(b) immediately above, you may be required, before you have the right to receive and use the Plans, to enter into an agreement with the Designer (“Designer Agreement”) in addition to these Terms. In such case, if you do not agree to enter into the Designer Agreement, the order will be cancelled and you will receive a refund for any amounts you may have already paid to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM to purchase such rights. Any Designer Agreement will supplement but not replace these Terms. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and a Designer Agreement, every effort will be made to reasonably construe such provisions in a manner that resolves such conflict or inconsistency; provided, however, that if such conflict or inconsistency cannot be reasonably construed in such manner, the more restrictive provisions regarding the scope of rights to use the Plans, and the more expansive provisions regarding obligations applicable to you and limitations on our and the Designer’s liability, shall apply.
2. ORDERING PLANS.
2.1. You may order some Plans by paying money (“Purchased Plans”), and other Plans by giving us the right to use your contact information for marketing purposes, as described below (“Free Plans”). In all cases, you will be responsible for any applicable sales or similar taxes and shipping and handling costs, if specified. All orders to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM are final, and no refunds will be granted for any reason. Unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts referenced on the Site refer to U.S. dollars.
2.2. As a condition to ordering Free Plans, you agree that SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may share the contact and other information that you provide with other companies, who may use it to contact you, by telephone, email, text/SMS message or postal mail, concerning products or services that they believe may be of interest to you. In particular, by ordering Free Plans, you consent to receive telephone calls and other communications including text/SMS messages at the number(s) you provide, including any wireless or residential number, using an automated telephone dialing system and/or pre-recorded message. By way of clarification, you will not need to provide this consent for telephone calls and text or SMS messages as a condition to obtaining Purchased.
3. LICENSE.
3.1. When SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM provides you with Purchased Plans or Free Plans you are thereby granted, subject to these Terms and, if applicable, any Designer Agreement, a limited, non-exclusive license (“License”) to use the Plans to build the home depicted in the Plans (the “Project”) one time and one time only; and to modify and reproduce the Plans solely to the extent required for purposes of satisfying your specific needs and/or to meet the requirements of your specific state and local building codes, ordinances or regulations in completing the Project. In addition to any other requirements set forth in these Terms and, if applicable, any Designer Agreement, you agree to comply with the following restrictions, requirements and conditions to which the License is subject:
• You may not assign, sublicense or transfer the License.
• You may not re-use the Plans (e.g., for building any additional home(s)), without the prior written consent of SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, which consent shall require payment of a re-use fee and may be subject to additional conditions, as specified by SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM.
• You shall not, and shall not authorize or permit anyone else to, sell, redistribute or publish the Plans, or otherwise disclose the Plans to anyone other than contractors, consultants, lenders or governmental agencies on a “need to know” basis as reasonably required for the purpose of building a single home subject to the License.
• You may not create derivative works based on the Plans other than such modifications as may be required for your own use in building a single home in accordance herewith.
• You agree that you will have the Plans reviewed and approved by a local professional architect or engineer before the start of any construction.
• You agree that you will maintain, and will cause your builder and other contractors involved in the Project to maintain, sufficient liability and other insurance coverages with insurance companies licensed in the applicable locations, as required to cover all of your obligations under these Terms and Applicable Laws.
4. CUSTOM PLAN SERVICES.
If you request that SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM or its Designer to do a custom house Plans, the following provisions apply:
4.1. Overview. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, or one of its affiliates or independent Designers, will do your Plans (“Customization Services”) on request, as detailed below, and provided customized versions of the Plans (“Customized Plans”). For purposes of the Customization Services, references to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may apply to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM. original - affiliate or Designer. “Customized Plans” are still Plans for purposes of these Terms. As such, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and/or its Designer will retain all Intellectual Property Rights in any Customized Plans, even if the Customized Plans reflect your comments or input.
4.2. Process, Scope of Work, Delivery Terms & Conditions
We create professional house plans from your blueprint or sketch. With SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM you are assured consistent and timely high-quality output.
Step 1: Send us your ideas and sketch. Upload you blueprint, sketch and images for every floor / level in your project use an existing floor plan, or a hand-drawn sketch. If you don’t have a digital file or a scanner, simply snap a picture of your floor plan to upload instead
Make sure it contains at least one measurement, Mark your room names, furniture and fixed installations clearly in English. Supported file formats are jpg, png and pdf. The uploaded blueprint must not exceed 5MB
Step 2: Place your Order. In our web site, place your order and pay the $100 deposit using a Credit Card or through Paypal.
Step 3: Design Process
• First draft. Our designers will make a draft house design based on the information and guidelines provided by the customer.
• First draft meeting. Through a web meeting, the designer will discuss with the client the draft and the changes he requires. In order to proceed with the changes and the architectural plans, the customer must pay 50% of the cost balance.
• Architectural Plans. In this part of the process, the client will be able to request 3 rounds of reviews to make changes to the design on the sections not yet approved. The designer will make the changes taking into considerations compliance with the international building code. Once the changes required are ready they will be summited to the client for his review. Additional review rounds will have a cost of $75.00 per design hour or fraction, to be quoted and accepted before starting.
• Architectural design approval – once the architectural plans are final the client will have 48 hours to approve them, If the client doesn’t say anything SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM will take this as a tacit approval. In order to proceed with the process, the client must pay the remaining balance.
• Engineering – The approved architectural plans are send to the engineering department for the plans completion, in this part the client will be able to request 2 rounds of reviews to make changes to the design on the sections not yet approved. Once the changes required are ready they will be summited to the client for his review. Additional review rounds will have a cost of $75.00 per design hour or fraction, to be quoted and accepted before starting.
Electrical Plans (basic designs based on minimum code requirements)
Plumbing plans (basic designs based on minimum code requirements)
Structural plans (wood framing and foundations) (basic designs based on minimum code requirements)
Mechanical plans and communication plans are not included, they may be requested by the client and will have an additional charge.
• Design conditions.
Basic plans. We do not specify finished materials, such as wall colors, tile, floors, decorative molding, etc. However specific rooms or area designs can be done if the customer requires it in the architectural revision and it will be quoted base on $75 per hour or fraction, to be quoted and accepted before starting.
Step 4: Delivery. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may send the full set of plans via e-mail in PDF or CAD format or post them for the customer to download them. If the client request that the plans are send by posted mail it would have an extra charge.
4.3. Additional Services. If you request revisions to the Customized Plans after such delivery, or otherwise require any services outside of the Scope, those services will be considered “Custom Services” and subject to additional fees as specified in a subsequent price quote. By way of clarification, unless otherwise expressly specified in the Scope, Customization Services will not include (i) architectural or engineering services required to make changes to Plans for purposes of compliance with local building codes or to comply with changes in Applicable Laws; (ii) construction cost estimating services, materials lists, take offs and other related services; (iii) site evaluation and selection services; (iv) design and construction review services relating to the contractor's or construction manager’s safety precautions or to the means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures required for the contractor or construction manager to perform its work, but not relating to the final or completed structure; or services made necessary by the default, failure of performance or termination of the contractor or construction manager under its contract or by defects or deficiencies in the work of a contractor of construction manager.
5. FEES. If you decide to purchase a Custom Plan Service, you will be deemed to have agreed to pay the fees in the amount of the initial price quote. If you decide to purchase Additional Services, you will likewise be deemed to have agreed to pay the fees in the amount of such subsequent price quote. In all cases, you will be responsible for payment of any reimbursable expenses incurred in the interest of the project, including costs, marked up by 10%, of consultants, reproductions, postage and handling, faxes, photography, messenger service, long distance telephone calls, travel and meals, supplies, renderings and models and approved overtime work. Payment is due at time of purchase for the initial Customization Services, and again at the time of purchase of any Additional Services, if applicable, unless otherwise agreed in writing. You will be required to pay interest for any payments due and unpaid more than thirty (30) days after the date of Invoice, at a rate equal to the lesser of 1% per month, or (ii) the greatest amount permitted under applicable law. Without limitation of any other rights or remedies under these Terms or pursuant to Applicable Laws, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may withhold the release of contract documents for permit, bidding, and construction, if payment on invoices is not current.
6. CLIENT RESPONSABILITIES. Your responsibilities in connection with the Customization Services include the following:
• Providing complete and accurate information regarding custom changes and budget requirements and all physical information about the site and/or building;
• Rendering approvals and decisions promptly and as necessary for the orderly progress of the Customization Services and in keeping with the mutually acceptable schedule;
• Obtaining, at your own expense, all required soil studies and land surveys;
• Crediting SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and the applicable Designer in publicity involving the project design;
• Providing, if requested, a written description and/or sketch outlining the proposed changes;
• Providing a copyright release satisfactory to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM if you provide the plans that will be subject to the Customization Services;
• Permitting access to the project site at all reasonable hours and shall be permitted to photograph the project during construction and upon completion for its records and future use.
7. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION. Either you or SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may terminate the Customization Services at any time on at least seven (7) days’ written notice. If you terminate the Customization Services, you will not be entitled to any refund of amounts already paid. If SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM terminates the Customization Services, you will be entitled to an equitable refund based on the portion of the Customization Services prepaid but not already performed, as reasonably determined by SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM. No refund will be issued for the purchase of the original Plans. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM shall be entitled to compensation for all services and reimbursable expenses incurred prior to receipt of written notice of termination from you. If the Project is resumed, after being terminated for more than thirty (30) days, and should SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM agree to resume performance of Customization Services, there will be a re-activation fee at 10% of the original customization fee. In the event the SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM does not receive the agreed compensation when due, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may, without limitation of its other rights or remedies, suspend performance of the Customization Services.
8. YOUR BUILDER’S RESPONSABILITIES. You acknowledge and agree that: (i) the following items are your builder's and your responsibilities; (ii) you will use your best efforts to cause your builder to fulfill such responsibilities; and (iii) SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and its Designers shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to such items:
• Your builder is responsible for assuring that all work is in accordance with the latest edition of all applicable national, state, and local building codes, construction industry standards and other Applicable Laws.
• Your builder is responsible for obtaining the required permits and inspections from local governmental agencies.
• Your builder is responsible for checking the Plans prior to construction to verify all dimensions and details for overall accuracy appropriate to the local conditions.
• Your builder is responsible for working with you on decisions for the final selection of materials such as masonry, floor joists, lumber, structural members, construction panels, roofing, etc., all of which can create variations in dimension and details. For example, if standard lumber joists are used in place of engineered floor joists, the floor-to-floor dimension would vary from the Plans and require revised stair dimension and framing.
• Your builder is responsible for providing standard construction details and practices which will result in a structurally sound and weatherproof finished product.
• Your builder is responsible for all construction means, methods, sequencing, techniques, and safety on the job site of construction workers and third parties.
• Your builder is responsible for assuring that all materials, equipment and components are new and of good quality.
• Your builder is responsible for assuring that all manufactured articles, material, and equipment are applied, installed, connected, erected, used, cleaned, adjusted, operated and conditioned as directed by the manufacturers. Your builder must follow all instruction to sustain and preserve all expressed or implied warranties and guarantees. It is the responsibility of the builder to assure that all materials, equipment and components are new and of good quality.
9. SECURITY OF INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT
9.1. Security of Information Transmissions:
What kind of security measures does SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM use? We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to attempt to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. However, please remember that no transmission of data over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us or from us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, however, will have no liability for disclosure of information obtained due to errors in transmissions or the unauthorized intervention of third parties. Passwords may be used by a Site to protect your personal data. We recommend that you do not share your passwords with anyone, and notify us promptly if you believe your password security has been breached. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. Also, if you are using a computer that others have access to, such as one in a computer lab, Internet cafe or public library, always remember to log out and close your browser window when leaving any of our Sites. In addition, any personally identifiable information or sensitive data that you disclose through any discussion boards or other public online forums hosted on the Sites may be collected and used by others. We recommend caution when giving out personal information to others in these public online forums. When you provide information on these forums, you do so at your own risk. The information you share may be viewed by any other user of the Sites.
9.2. Orders: All personal information, including your credit card information, that you provide on the order form at this Website is secured by the highest level of encryption. In other words, the information is scrambled when it is sent from your system until it reaches the bank we use for credit card transactions. We use PayPal powered by Braintree to manage the security of all credit card transactions. Your Web browser should indicate when a document is secure and encrypted for transmission.
9.3. Other e-mail: Other email sent to and from our site is NOT secure. Therefore, we ask that you do not include confidential information such as credit card numbers in email. For this reason, we do not include your credit card information in the order acknowledgement sent to you via email if you order online.
10. SITE USES AND PRIVATE INFORMATION.
When you use our website.
10.1. The Site is intended for use by adults. You must be at least 18 to order or use any Plans or otherwise use the Site. These Sites are not intended for children under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Site visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose online. If a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us via e-mail at the above e-mail address if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child’s information from our databases.
10.2. Information We Obtain from Visitor Browsing: SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM creates and maintains a "cookie" on your system. This cookie contains no personal information. It is used to assist your search for house plans and to let us know how you found our web site. If you use this site to order products from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, you will need to give us certain personal information just as you would if you were communicating with us in person, by fax, by mail or by telephone. The same internal protections that we employ in the maintenance of information received via these channels is applicable to the information we obtain via the Internet. If you send us an email message, we may retain the content of the email, your email address, and our response.
10.3. What information does SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM collect and how is it used? Our Sites actively collect information volunteered by our users in several areas, including for newsletter sign up pages, website registrations and online surveys. The information we request for you to participate in these features may include personally identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you) such as your name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, as well as “demographic” information such as the type of business you work for, your job responsibilities and certain information about your company. We will tell you at the time we collect information whether the information requested is necessary for you to participate in a particular feature. The information we collect is used to respond to your specific requests, to send you periodic information and special offers from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and our sponsors, to provide you with updates on SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM offerings and features, to provide you with product information from manufacturers in our database, to provide notice of changes to our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy, and to provide our sponsors and business partners with data about our users.1 The information you provide is also used to understand users’ interests and behavior, and may be combined and analyzed with information SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may have from other online or offline sources for marketing or other purposes. As you navigate through a website, certain information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information) using various technologies and means. Like most website operators, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM uses cookies, web beacons, log files and other electronic information collection mechanisms to track IP addresses and gather certain information from website users. IP addresses are collected for system administration purposes and for studying how people use our Sites and how we can improve them. When you use a Site, we may record information about your usage of the Site, such as by using the Site’s groups, forums or blogs and/or uploading images or photos. If you are logged into a Site, we may associate the login information with your account information. In order to ensure the quality of our Sites’ services to you, we may place a tag (also called a web beacon) in HTML-based customer support e-mails to or other communications with you in order to confirm delivery. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM uses cookies to identify registered Site users and to automatically give them access to “member only” content areas such as articles and reports, and to provide them with access to previously-stored information. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM also uses cookies to estimate our audience size and usage patterns and to track the aggregate number of customer returns at our Sites. Finally, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM uses cookies to help simplify the process of filling out certain forms on our Sites that allow you to request information from manufactures in our catalog and/or our advertisers. You can choose whether or not you accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. However, certain parts of our Sites may not work if you turn off cookies on your browser.
10.4. With whom does SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM share your information? SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM shares your information with its affiliates and business partners, including agents such as third-party mail processing facilities. We may employ contractors to help with our operations. Some or all of these contractors may access the databases of user information. These contractors are and will be subject to confidentiality agreements that restrict their use and disclosure of all information they obtain through their relationship with SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM. In limited circumstances, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may also share information about its subscribers with third parties in whose products or services SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM believes you may be interested. We may sell, rent, license, trade or otherwise disclose your personal information, including but not limited to your mailing address, phone number and other registration information, to third parties for marketing, merchandising or other purposes, and you should presume that your personally identifiable information may thus be subject to future transactions. When sharing your information with third parties, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM endeavors to oblige the third parties, via limited use or nondisclosure obligations, to follow practices substantially similar to those of SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM with respect to such information. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM will also share your information if required by law to do so, to comply with applicable laws or valid legal process, or to protect the rights or property of SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM. Additionally, if part or some of our assets are purchased by a third party, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM will share your information with the purchaser of all or part of our assets. If you use our “tell a friend” service to e-mail one of our articles, reports or product descriptions to a friend or colleague, SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM will automatically send this person a one-time e-mail, attaching to the e-mail the content you wished for your friend to receive. Your e-mail address will appear on the “From” line of this e-mail, thereby disclosing this information to whoever opens and reads the e-mail. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM may provide users with the opportunity to request additional information from product manufacturers in our online directory or from our advertisers. If you specifically request information from a manufacturer or from one of our advertisers, your contact information will be given to that manufacturer or advertiser, to allow them to decide the best way to fulfill your request. Some of our advertisers may display ads on the Sites that solicit, or contain technology to collect, information about our users. This information is collected and used by our advertisers, and is outside of our control. If you have any questions about an advertisement, you should contact the responsible advertiser directly.
10.5. What options do you have about how SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM uses or shares your information? If you no longer wish for us to share your mailing address or other contact information with our sponsors or other third parties, please send us an e-mail at SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS@gmail.com. For us to be able to locate your record, your e-mail must include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and must identify the SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM product, event, or service for which you are registered. We will endeavor to process your request within 10 days, and thereafter we will no longer share your contact information with third parties. Please note that we will not be able to stop third parties from sending you information about their products or services if your information was shared with them before we received your request. Regarding e-mail specifically, you have the opportunity to elect to stop receiving advertising messages from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM about our products or services each time you receive such a communication from us. To unsubscribe from such advertising e-mail messages, please follow the directions included in that e-mail message. We will endeavor to process your request within 10 days. Please note that during that time, you may continue to receive e-mail messages from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM about its products or services. Additionally, regardless of whether you have unsubscribed from receiving advertising and promotional material from SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, you will continue to receive transactional information from us, such as information relating to your account or payment or bill information. If you receive broadcast e-mail messages that we may send about third party manufacturers in whose products or services we believe you may be interested, and no longer wish to receive such messages, you can do so by following the directions included in the e-mail message you receive. If you have further questions regarding your options with respect to your account information, please contact us at the e-mail or mailing address included at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
10.6. Links to non-SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM Websites. Many of our Sites contain links to websites owned and operated by unaffiliated third parties. These links are provided as a service to you, and do not constitute SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM’s endorsement or support of the third party websites. The third parties who operate these sites have their own information collection and use practices, and SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM is not responsible for either the privacy practices or the content of these sites. When you follow a link and leave a Site, you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each third party site before providing your personal information, and to contact the providers directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.
10.7. Social Media Sites. A Site may contain links to third party social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. The operators of such social media sites may collect personal information and use and disclose such information in accordance with their own privacy policies. For each such site, you should check with the site operator regarding its policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
10.8. International Users. The Sites are hosted in the United States. If you use the Sites from any region with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, such as the European Union, please note that you are transferring your personal information to the United States. The United States does not have the same data protection laws as the European Union and other regions. By providing personal Information under this Privacy Policy, you consent to the use of personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the transfer of your personal Information to the United States.
11. SITE USES EGULATIONS
11.1. What’s not allowed. When using the Site, you agree that you will not:
• violate any applicable present or future laws, rules, orders, ordinances, regulations, statutes, requirements, codes or executive orders of any governmental or judicial authorities (“Applicable Laws”);
• submit, provide or upload any text, images, video or other materials (“Your Information”) that are unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable or that may invade another's right of privacy or publicity or infringe any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) or other proprietary rights of any third party;
• submit any personal information, including names or email addresses, pertaining to other individuals;
• impersonate any person or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, or include intentional inaccuracies in Your Information;
• violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site;
• reverse engineer or decompile any portion of the Site; or
• “Scrape” information from the Site by automated means or otherwise without authorization.
11.2. Your privacy. Your use of the Site is subject to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM’ privacy policy. The provisions of our privacy policy are incorporated into these Terms. By using the Site, you acknowledge and consent to SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM’ collection, sharing and use of information as set forth in the privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy is current as of January 1, 2016 but may change from time to time, so please check this area periodically for updates. If we make any substantive changes to this Policy, we will announce it on our Sites and, if you have provided us with contact information, we will also send you a notice to the e-mail or physical address we have on file for you. Once the changes have been made, your continued use of any of the Sites will constitute your acceptance of the revised Policy. If you have questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, we may be reached via e-mail at or by writing to us at SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM; ATTN: Customer Service; 4380 E 11 Ave Hialeah FL 33326. This Privacy Policy refers to the SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM Terms and Conditions of Use.
12. GENERALLY APPLICABLE TERMS.
12.1. SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM and/or its Designers or other licensors own all Intellectual Property Rights inherent in or appurtenant to: the Site, including any Plans or customized versions thereof; any and all other graphics, photographs, video, images, artwork, text, software and other technology comprising or available via the Site; and the contents, design, layout, functions and appearance of the Site. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Plans are protected by United States Copyright Laws; and any use of the information contained therein beyond the one-time use authorized under the License, or any reproduction, publication, sale or distribution of any part of the Plans without the prior written consent of SIGNATUREDESIGNPLANS.COM, constitutes a violation of Federal Laws, and may make you subject to prosecution and the prescribed penalties to the full extent as provided thereunder. You represent and warrant to us that you own all Intellectual Property Rights in Your Information. By submitting Your Information, you automatically grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use Your Information in connection with the Site and otherwise in ways consistent with the privacy policy. As used in these Terms, “Intellectual Property Rights” means, collectively, all rights with respect to trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, copyrights, rights of authorship; all applications, registrations, derivative works and renewals relating to the preceding items; all database rights, moral rights, inventions, rights of inventorship, rights of publicity and privacy, trade secrets, know-how, rights under unfair competition and unfair trade practices laws; and all other worldwide intellectual and industrial property rights related thereto.
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