Terms of Service

The following terms and conditions govern use of the DrewsAnimals.com website and the content and resources available through it. The Website is owned and operated by AyStur Web Services, Inc. (AyStur). These terms, together with AyStur's Privacy Policy and other policies published on the Website, form this Agreement.

Please read this Agreement before using the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please discontinue using the Website.

Drew's Animals provides animal information, pictures and sounds, games, educational resources, stories, and printable materials. Visitors cannot create accounts or post content on the Website. The Website does not offer newsletters, paid subscriptions, premium services, or VIP accounts.

1. Contacting Us.

   You may contact us through the Website's contact form. Sending a message does not create an account or publish your message on the Website. Please do not send unlawful, threatening, abusive, or spam messages.

2. Contributing Artwork and Photographs.

   You may provide artwork or photographs to us for consideration by email, in person, or by another agreed method. Contributors cannot upload or publish images directly on the Website. AyStur decides which contributions to publish.

   Before publishing a contribution, we will obtain permission from the copyright owner or someone authorized to grant it. That permission should identify the image and any agreed credit, editing, or usage conditions. Please send only images you own or are authorized to submit, and identify any restrictions or permissions needed for people shown in the image.

   Providing an image alone does not grant permission to publish it. We will use accepted contributions only within the permission granted. Contributors retain their copyright unless a separate agreement states otherwise.

3. Responsibility of Website Visitors.

   Please use the Website and its resources responsibly and in accordance with any copyright notices, permissions, and usage instructions provided with individual materials. Content may contain inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, or other errors. You are responsible for taking reasonable precautions when downloading files or following links to other websites.

4. Content Posted on Other Websites.

   We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which DrewsAnimals.com links, and that link to DrewsAnimals.com. AyStur does not have any control over those non-DrewsAnimals.com websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-DrewsAnimals.com website or webpage, AyStur does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. AyStur disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-DrewsAnimals.com websites and webpages.

5. Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy.

   AyStur respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by DrewsAnimals.com violates your copyright, please notify us through our contact form . AyStur will respond to such notices as required or appropriate, including by removing infringing material or disabling links to it. AyStur may deny access to visitors who infringe or repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of AyStur or others.

6. Intellectual Property.

   This Agreement does not transfer from AyStur to you any AyStur or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with AyStur. AyStur, Drew's Animals, DrewsAnimals.com, JeanSturgill.com, the DrewsAnimals.com logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with DrewsAnimals.com, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of AyStur or AyStur's licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any AyStur or third-party trademarks.

   The Website includes artwork and photographs contributed in the past, including items in "Your Art," zoo photographs, and other contributed images. Their presence on the Website does not give visitors permission to copy, republish, or otherwise reuse them. Any permissions previously granted by contributors remain subject to their original terms; this Agreement does not expand those permissions.

7. Changes.

   AyStur reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes.

8. Termination.

   AyStur may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately. You may stop using the Website at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will continue to apply, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties.

   The Website is provided "as is." AyStur and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither AyStur nor its suppliers and licensors makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.

10. Limitation of Liability.

    In no event will AyStur, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; or (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. AyStur shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond its reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

11. General Representation and Warranty.

    You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the AyStur Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.

12. Indemnification.

    You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AyStur, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation of this Agreement.

13. Miscellaneous.

    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between AyStur and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of AyStur, or by the posting by AyStur of a revised version. Except to the extent that applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the state of North Carolina, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the state and federal courts located in Alamance County, North Carolina. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a bond), any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (JAMS) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Alamance County, North Carolina, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties' original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; AyStur may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.