Terms of Use Agreement

By visiting The Dabbling Mum network of sites or by using any of the products or services sold by us, you agree to be bound by the following terms of use.

If you do not agree with the following terms of use, please leave and stop using our network of sites, products, and/or services.

The information found within The Dabbling Mum's network is for entertainment purposes only and not intended as medical, legal, or professional advice.

We make no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information in The Dabbling Mum's network of products and services. We will not be held liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its use.

You agree to using The Dabbling Mum's network (including but not limited to its contents, images, products, and services) on an "as is" and "without warranty" basis.

You acknowledge that you are using this service at your own risk and agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Dabbling Mum, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, freelancers, and agents from any and all claims, liability (including product liability), damages, and/or costs (including, but not limited to, attorney's fees) that arise from your use of any of The Dabbling Mum sites, products, or services.

Copyright Notice

The content found within The Dabbling Mum magazine and network of blogs is copyrighted material by the originating authors, artists, and photographers.

No part of The Dabbling Mum may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written consent (permission) of the owner, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

All written text, images, and designs are protected by U.S. Copyright Law. Title 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., Title 18 U.S.C. Section 2319.

Copyright law is simple. If you didn't create it. You can't use it. And the only time you can use material you didn't create is if you get written permission from the owner of that material.

Copyright law protects the originating owner of many works: written words, art, photographs, images, song lyrics, musical notes, videos, audios, and more.

Copyright laws exist to protect creatives of all genres. The moment someone takes his or her intellectual thoughts and puts them down in concrete form (i.e. paper, website, disk, computer ram, etc.), those works become copyrighted and protected under copyright law. Many creatives further protect themselves by having their works registered with the United States copyright office.

It can be punishable by a fine of up to $150,000 per act, plus attorney and court fees—for the plaintiff. In fact, new laws are going into place to make it a FELONY.

Please respect the rights of the publisher, editor, freelance writers, artists, crafters, photographers, and other creatives enough to NOT steal their work, reprint it without permission, or pass it off as your own.

If you'd like to use a quote from one of the articles, on The Dabbling Mum, contact the author of the piece for permission. If you'd like to use an image or craft tutorial, again seek permission.

Creative Liability

While The Dabbling Mum does its best to make sure our freelancers and/or creatives have not violated any copyright claim. We are not responsible for copyright claims.

If you feel a freelancer has infringed upon your copyrights, please contact the originating freelancer of the piece.

Once your legal issues have been settled, we'll be happy to comply with governing laws and remove the offending material.

EVERY freelancer accepted for publication must accept full responsibility for his/her creative works, including but not limited to defending claims of infringement by any third parties.

The Dabbling Mum, its owners, and its staff do NOT take responsibility and will not be held liable for any copyright disputes or actions that may result from copyright infringement issues.

All trademarks used within this site belong to their respective, registered owners. Trademark designations are used for identification purposes only—and in an editorial fashion, with no intention of infringement. Use of trademarks are not meant to convey endorsement or affiliation, nor should they be inferred.

Hold Harmless & Limited Liability

The Dabbling Mum's products and services are offered "as is" and "without warranty".

In no event shall The Dabbling Mum, its owners, its staff, or its contributors be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages however caused resulting from the use of information found within our network of sites, or from the use of our products and/or services.

By using The Dabbling Mum's network of sites, by creating the do-it-yourself and/or arts 'n crafts projects, by purchasing our products and/or services, or by purchasing the products and/or services from third party advertisers and/or affiliates linked within our network of sites, you agree to hold harmless The Dabbling Mum, its owners, its staff, or its contributors from any claims, actions, or demands, including and without limitation to reasonable legal and accounting fees, made by any third party due to or resulting from your use of the information, products, and/or services provided throughout The Dabbling Mum.

In other words, you hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any information, or use of any product and/or service, shall be done at your own risk.

Please use common sense when creating any of the projects showcased on this site. Read the manufacturer's directions, handle your tools with care, and most importantly, stay safe!

You also acknowledge and understand that The Dabbling Mum cannot guarantee the accuracy of archived content or outgoing links, or the services or products of third-party advertisers, affiliates, and/or sponsors.

Furthermore, you acknowledge that ALL content within The Dabbling Mum's network of sites, or in our products, is for information purposes only and not intended to be used as a replacement for the advice of a competent entity, such as a licensed health professional, lawyer, nutritionist, pharmacist, tax attorney, or other legally licensed professional.

Views And Opinions

Although The Dabbling Mum does its best to uphold the integrity of the company, we are not responsible for, nor do we endorse, the advertising or individual opinions expressed within our network of sites or products.

The views and opinions expressed on within The Dabbling Mum's network of sites and products are the respective thoughts of their creators. Nothing said here, or linked to, is to be taken as an endorsement, express or implied.

Product Review Policy & Disclosure Statement

The Dabbling Mum assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials and makes no promises to review any products delivered for review.

No products delivered for review are ever returned―regardless of whether or not the product gets reviewed.

To learn more about our review policy, click here.

All reviews include a "disclosure statement" at the end of the review stating whether the product we reviewed was borrowed, bought, donated, or rented.

If The Dabbling Mum forgets to include a disclosure statement on a review, please accept this as our "blanket" disclosure policy.

All reviews are unbiased.

We are not paid cash to write a review, but we have been known to receive free products in exchange for writing a review.

We do use affiliate links when recommending review products.

Ads, Affiliates, and Sponsorships

The Dabbling Mum accepts monetary compensation in the form of advertising dollars, affiliate links, sponsorships, paid link insertions, and/or other forms of compensation; including the sales of products and/or services.

The Dabbling Mum®, its owners, and its staff are not liable or responsible for the claims made within these advertisements, nor the material and links found on the referring websites.

Before purchasing anything from the advertisers, affiliates, or sponsors linked throughout The Dabbling Mum read the fine print and make sure that you understand what you are purchasing and what the terms are before engaging in an exchange of monies and personal information.

The Dabbling Mum, its owners, and its staff are not to be held liable for any dispute, undelivered merchandise, overcharges, or other problems with these merchants or service providers.

The Dabbling Mum does not guarantee any offers made by any of the advertisers, affiliates, sponsors, or business opportunities mentioned herein.

While every business and persons associated with said businesses are believed to be reputable, The Dabbling Mum cannot and does not accept responsibility for their actions; therefore, readers using this information do so at their own risk.

To learn more about how advertising agencies, like Google Adsense, use your browsing history to provide relevant ads or to Opt-Out of browser-enabled interest-based advertising, check out the Network Advertising Initiative

Affiliate Links

The Dabbling Mum uses affiliates programs to help offset the costs of running the free magazine and network of blogs. If you purchase something through one of the affiliate links, The Dabbling Mum receives a commission.

AMAZON: All links and buttons to Amazon are affiliate links.
AWEBER: All links and buttons to Aweber are affiliate links.
BLUE HOST: All links and buttons to Blue Host are affiliate links.
E-JUNKIE: All reference links and buttons to e-junkie are affiliate links, with the exception of our shopping cart buttons.
ETSY: All reference links and buttons to etsy are affiliate links, with the exception of our shopping cart buttons.
GOOGLE AFFILIATE NETWORK: All links to Google Affiliates are affiliate links.
MAILCHIMP: All links and buttons to MailChimp are affiliate links, with the exception of our newsletter sign up form.
ZAZZLE: All links and buttons to Zazzle are affiliate links, with the exception of our shopping cart buttons.

Advertisers

The Dabbling Mum accepts advertisers and sponsors to help offset the costs of running the free magazine and network of blogs.

GOOGLE ADSENSE: All links to Google Ads are affiliate links. When you click on a link, The Dabbling Mum receives compensation. Only click on the links that interest you, please do not click on a link simply to earn us some moola.
DIRECT ADS: All links and/or banners in the right sidebar of the eMagazine and network of blogs are paid advertisers and are marked accordingly. We are paid a monthly stipend for hosting their advertisements. Unlike affiliate links we do not receive compensation if you click on the link and purchase something from the advertiser.

While The Dabbling Mum does its best to monitor the ads the come through the Google AdSense® program, some ads slip by us due to the fact that each ad is showed by geographic region and other statistics. If you find an ad that isn't aligned with our Christian or ethical views, do not click on the ad. Write the web address of the advertiser down and email it to us with a note explaining the situation. We'll check out the website and if inappropriate have it banned from showing back up on our website or in our network of blogs.

Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to us. The Dabbling Mum will not sell, trade, or give away your private information without your consent.

We may, however, release customer information to law enforcement agencies should we be required to comply with state, local, or government laws.

We may request your private information when you place an order, when we track your order in regards to a customer service issue, when you sign up for a newsletter, when we request to feature you in one of our products or interviews, or when you provide feedback.

We do not believe in spamming our visitors or newsletter recipients... "Spam is an unsolicited, often commercial message, transmitted through the Internet as a mass mailing to a large number of recipients or to individuals who didn't seek to obtain the information being sent."

We use cookies to track your visit and purchases.

We log your IP address when you make a purchase. This is important in helping us to prevent fraud.

The Dabbling Mum contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

Some pages use Google Adsense Advertising Network. You can learn more about Google's privacy policy by clicking here.
Some pages redirect you to Amazon.com. You can learn more about Amazon's privacy policy by clicking here.
Some pages redirect you to etsy.com. You can learn more about etsy's privacy policy by clicking here.
Some pages redirect you to Zazzle.com. You can learn more about Zazzle's privacy policy by clicking here.

Financial Information

Your credit card information, or bank account information should you choose to use a debit card, is collected by Paypal's merchant program.

We do not keep your financial information on hand, nor do we have access to your account numbers.

Please refer to Paypal's privacy policy as it may differ from ours. To learn more about Paypal's privacy policy, click here.

Link Referrals

The Dabbling Mum provides links to other Internet sites and resources solely as a convenience to its readers.

The Dabbling Mum does not guarantee, approve, nor endorse the information or products available at these websites or e-stores.

Furthermore, their privacy policy may differ from ours, so please view their privacy policy and terms of use before submitting any personal or financial information.

Reserve Rights

The Dabbling Mum reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.

The Dabbling Mum reserves the right to make changes to the content, terms of use, writers' guidelines, payment options, advertising options, pricing of e-books, pricing of digital downloads, pricing of original artwork, the theme of magazine or its network of sites, the structure of the business, as well as any policies and/or procedures at our discretion and without notice.

While The Dabbling Mum magazine and network of blogs are currently free to read, we reserve the right to modify or discontinue this service or start charging a membership fee at our discretion and without notice.

Customer Contributions

Customer contributions may include, but are not limited to, letters to the editor, blog comments, emails to the company, interviews, testimonies, et all...

All corrrespondence with us becomes the property of The Dabbling Mum and may be edited for clarity and space.

We reserve the right to remove comments from our blogs or social networks that may pose a legal problem, that ignites unnecessary fighting amongst contributors, that is bullying, or is spammy in nature.

By sharing your contributions, you are giving The Dabbling Mum permission to use your contributions in future books, e-books, e-booklets, articles, and/or publicity materials.

If, for whatever reason, you do not want us to use the information you share with us, in this manner, please state so in your correspondence.

Final Word

The Dabbling Mum's website, network of blogs, and shops, are run by Alyice Edrich in the state of South Dakota.

By using this website, our network of blogs, our services, and/or our products, you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of South Dakota, in the county of Union, in regards to any litigation arising from such use.

If for any reason, any part of the above terms of use are unenforceable by law, or invalid in whole or in part, the remaining terms of use shall remain valid and enforceable.

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