Privacy

Terms of Use

The Web address, www.myepicure.com, (the Site) is operated by Victorian Epicure Inc. and Epicure® (referred to as “Epicure”, “we”, “us” and “our”). The Site is subject to the following terms and conditions, which set forth the legally binding terms for your use of the Site.

Your Consent

By using the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use (the Agreement). Please read this Agreement carefully and save it. If you do not agree to these terms, we ask that you leave this Site immediately.

We reserve the right to modify or otherwise update this Agreement at any time by posting the modified version on our Site and revising the effective date. Such changes will automatically be effective upon posting on our Site, and you agree to be bound by such modifications, updates and revisions. You should visit this page from time to time to review the current terms.

To obtain information about Epicure’s privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy, which is below.

Copyright

All content provided on this Site, such as text, graphics, images, etc., as well as collection, arrangement and assembly of all content on this Site is Epicure’s exclusive property and is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws. Except as stated herein, no material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way. Any unauthorized use of any material contained in this Site is strictly prohibited.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks and logos (“Trademarks”) used and displayed on this Site are Epicure’s Trademarks. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Site. Epicure’s Trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ours, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits us.

Use of Site

This Site, or any portion of this Site, may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by Epicure. Epicure reserves the right to refuse services, and/or cancel orders at our discretion if we believe that customer conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to our interests.

Product Descriptions

Epicure attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, Epicure does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of the Epicure site are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. If a product offered by Epicure is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.

User Submissions

We are always pleased to receive your comments and suggestions, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable, and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of content. If you submit comments, suggestions, ideas, etc. (collectively “Submissions”) in response to any content on this Site, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and incorporate such Submissions and the names identified on the Submissions throughout the world in any media. Epicure may post your feedback on the Site and reserves the right (but not the obligation) to monitor, edit and remove any Submission. When you send a Submission, you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content in your Submission, that the content you provide is accurate, and that use of the content in your Submission does not violate this agreement and will not cause injury to any person or entity.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Epicure, its affiliates, and its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents, and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use or other applicable agreements between you and Epicure. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under these Terms. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.

Applicable Law

This Site is created and controlled by Victorian Epicure Inc. in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The laws of the Province of British Columbia govern these terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Epicure makes no representation that the information in the Site is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Site from territories where the content of the Site may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between Epicure and Site visitors with respect to the Site.

Our Address

Victorian Epicure Inc.
10555 West Saanich Road,
North Saanich, BC
Canada
V8L 6A8

Privacy Statement

April 30, 2009

At Epicure, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect about you to create profiles, to process orders and to provide a more personalized shopping experience.

Victorian Epicure Inc. and its affiliates (collectively Epicure) uses the information we collect solely for our business purposes. We do not sell or share personal information to third parties, except as disclosed in this privacy policy. However, we may provide aggregate information and statistics about our customers, sales and related site-information to our third party vendors, but this information and statistics will include no personal identifying information. Please note that we may release information in good faith as is reasonably necessary to comply with the law or protect Epicure’s rights or others’ rights

Your Consent

By using our Site, you agree to let Epicure collect and use information per the guidelines of this policy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post changes on this page and note the effective date so that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.

The Information We Collect and How We Use It

When you order, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card number and expiration.

We may use the information you provide to create and verify your account profile; process a submitted consultant agreement; fulfill your order; provide you with information and customer service in response to your specific request or respond to any of your other inquiries; provide you with information on Epicure’s services, either on a personalized or aggregate basis; improve the content and navigation on the Site; enforce Epicure’s Terms of Use; resolve disputes, prevent and detect fraud and otherwise help Epicure to comply with the law, regulation and/or legal process. If you would like to access and modify the personal information you have provided to Epicure, please contact us at hometeam@epicure.com.

Security

Whether you place an order or create a profile, we use industry-standard secure server software (SSL) and encrypt the information you input before it is sent to us. In addition, we use commercially reasonable measures to protect the customer data against unauthorized access.

Cookies

“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your Web browser on your computer when you visit. Our cookies enable us to personalize your visits to your interests and preferences. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can usually change the Web browser to disable cookies.

Linking

Links to third party websites may be provided on this Site. We have not reviewed all linked third party sites. We do not control and are not responsible for any of these websites and their content. We do not endorse or make any representations about such sites or any information or materials found there or any results that may be obtained from using them.

Questions

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at hometeam@epicure.com.