# Terms of Use for Watercolor Awaits by Sara Franklin
**Last Updated:** 5/21/2025
## 1. Introduction and Acceptance
Welcome to Watercolor Awaits' online watercolor courses and resources. These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and [Your Watercolor Business Name] ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") regarding your access to and use of our website, courses, content, and services (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using our Services, creating an account, or purchasing a course, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not access or use our Services.
## 2. Account Registration and Eligibility
### 2.1 Account Creation
To access certain features of our Services, you may need to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
### 2.2 Account Security
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
### 2.3 Eligibility
You must be at least 16 years of age to use our Services. By using our Services, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement.
## 3. Payment Terms
### 3.1 Course Fees
All prices for our courses are displayed in [currency] and are subject to change. We reserve the right to modify our pricing at any time.
### 3.2 Payment Processing
Payments are processed securely through our third-party payment processors. By providing payment information, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to use the payment method provided.
### 3.3 Refunds
Our refund policy is as follows: [detail your refund policy here, including any time limitations or conditions].
## 4. Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing
### 4.1 Our Intellectual Property
All content included in or made available through our Services—including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, videos, audio recordings, software, course materials, watercolor techniques, tutorials, digital downloads, data compilations, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof ("Content")—is owned by [Your Watercolor Business Name] or our licensors and protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.
### 4.2 Limited License to Users
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Services and Content for your personal, non-commercial educational purposes only. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of our Services or Content.
### 4.3 Restrictions on Use
You may not:
- Copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan, or sublicense the Content
- Modify, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of our Services or Content
- Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices from our Services or Content
- Use our Services or Content for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party
- Transfer your account or course access to another person
- Record, share, or distribute any portion of the course videos, instructional materials, or other Content
- Use any automated system, including "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," to access our Services in a manner that sends more request messages to our servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time
### 4.4 User-Generated Content
If you submit comments, reviews, course work, art, or other content ("User Content") to our platform, you retain ownership of your intellectual property rights in such User Content. By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content in connection with providing and promoting our Services.
### 4.5 Copyright Infringement
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any Content on our platform infringes upon your copyright, please contact us at [your contact email] with information specified in our Copyright Policy.
## 5. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Use our Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law
- Harass, abuse, or harm another person
- Impersonate another user or person
- Interfere with or disrupt our Services or servers or networks connected to our Services
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our Services or any other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to our Services
- Use our Services in a manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other harmful material
- Use our Services to send unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials
## 6. Termination
### 6.1 Termination by Us
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services at any time, without notice and for any reason, including for violations of these Terms.
### 6.2 Termination by You
You may discontinue use of our Services at any time. If you wish to terminate your account, please contact us at [your contact email].
### 6.3 Effect of Termination
Upon termination, your right to access and use our Services will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
## 7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
### 7.1 No Warranties
THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
### 7.2 Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL [YOUR WATERCOLOR BUSINESS NAME], ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
## 8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless [Your Watercolor Business Name], its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, 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 Services.
## 9. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when posted and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.
## 10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
### 10.1 Governing Law
These Terms and any disputes arising under or related to these Terms will be governed by the laws of [your jurisdiction], without regard to conflict of law principles.
### 10.2 Dispute Resolution
Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be resolved through [specify dispute resolution method: arbitration/mediation/courts of your jurisdiction].
## 11. Miscellaneous
### 11.1 Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and [Your Watercolor Business Name] regarding the Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties.
### 11.2 Waiver
No waiver of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition.
### 11.3 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.
### 11.4 Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice.
## 12. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
[Your Watercolor Business Name]
[Email Address]
[Phone Number]
[Physical Address]