Terms of Service
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Welcome to Pet Symptom Story. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the petsymptomstory.com website and all related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using Pet Symptom Story, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Pet Symptom Story. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service after any changes indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.
2. Description of Service
Pet Symptom Story is a pet health and nutrition blog designed for everyday American pet owners. Our Service provides educational content that explains dog and cat health topics, translating symptoms, feeding decisions, and medical logic into plain English that pet owners can understand and apply at home.
The content on petsymptomstory.com includes articles, guides, and information about pet health, nutrition, symptoms, and general pet care. Our Service is intended for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional veterinary advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of Pet Symptom Story may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. 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 or any other breach of security. Pet Symptom Story will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account on petsymptomstory.com. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use Pet Symptom Story only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
- Use the Service in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
- Transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, or otherwise objectionable
- Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Pet Symptom Story, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity
- Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service
- Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service without our express written permission
- Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious or technologically harmful material
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, other accounts, computer systems, or networks
- Use the Service to provide veterinary medical advice or to diagnose or treat animal health conditions
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on Pet Symptom Story, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, articles, and software, is the property of Pet Symptom Story or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The Pet Symptom Story name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Pet Symptom Story. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on petsymptomstory.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any material from our Service, 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 for your own personal, non-commercial use
6. User Content
Pet Symptom Story may allow users to post comments, questions, reviews, or other content ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any User Content you submit, but by posting User Content on petsymptomstory.com, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to post your User Content and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights or any applicable laws. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein.
7. Medical Disclaimer
The information provided on Pet Symptom Story is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional veterinary advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your veterinarian or other qualified animal health provider with any questions you may have regarding your pet's medical condition.
Never disregard professional veterinary advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on petsymptomstory.com. If you think your pet may have a medical emergency, call your veterinarian or an emergency animal hospital immediately.
Pet Symptom Story does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, veterinarians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Service. Reliance on any information provided by Pet Symptom Story is solely at your own risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Pet Symptom Story, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
- Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
- Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
- Any content obtained from the Service
- Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
- Any harm to your pet resulting from information or advice obtained through the Service
In no event shall Pet Symptom Story's total liability to you for all damages, losses, or causes of action exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or the amount you have paid to us in the last twelve months, whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Pet Symptom Story, 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
- Your use of the Service
- Your User Content
- Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
- Any harm to your pet allegedly resulting from your use of information from petsymptomstory.com
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including but not limited to your breach of these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or by discontinuing your use of the Service. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which Pet Symptom Story is headquartered, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in the state where Pet Symptom Story is headquartered, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pet Symptom Story may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights or confidential information.
12. Changes to Terms
Pet Symptom Story reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of any material changes by posting the new Terms on petsymptomstory.com and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the Service after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired in any way. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by Pet Symptom Story on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and Pet Symptom Story regarding your use of the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
Pet Symptom Story
Email: [email protected]
Website: petsymptomstory.com
We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry in a timely manner.