1. Acceptance of These Terms
By visiting, browsing, or using CloverNews.cyou (the “Website”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the Website. These Terms are a legally binding agreement between you and CloverNews Learning Ltd (“CloverNews,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), with a registered address at 2 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 V4A3, Ireland.
You must be at least 16 years old to use this Website. If you are under 18, you confirm that you have permission from a parent or legal guardian and that they have reviewed these Terms with you. Your use is also subject to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which are incorporated by reference.
2. Educational Content Disclaimer
CloverNews provides educational information and workshop-related guidance for sewing, textiles, and garment construction. Content may include tool explanations, pattern-reading notes, fabric handling guidance, and technique demonstrations described in text. The Website is provided for general learning purposes only.
Sewing involves inherent risks, including injury from needles, rotary cutters, scissors, irons, steam, electrical equipment, and chemicals used in cleaning or pressing. You are responsible for safe working practices, appropriate supervision, and following manufacturer instructions for your machine and tools. If you are unsure how to work safely, pause and seek in-person instruction or professional advice.
Any results described in lessons depend on variables outside our control, including fabric composition, needle type, thread quality, machine condition, tension settings, pressing method, and individual technique. The Website does not guarantee that you will achieve a particular result or finish quality.
3. Description of the Website and Changes
The Website offers learning resources such as beginner guides, a fabric library, educational articles, and information about workshop formats. We may add, remove, or modify content at any time, including reorganising lesson pathways or updating terminology, without notice. We may also suspend or discontinue parts of the Website, temporarily or permanently.
We aim for clear and accurate instruction, but drafting errors happen. If you spot a mistake (for example, a seam allowance figure that conflicts with the rest of the instructions), please contact us at [email protected] so we can review it.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Website in a lawful, respectful manner. In particular, you agree not to:
- Use the Website in a way that violates applicable laws or regulations.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, servers, or related systems.
- Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach security measures.
- Scrape, crawl, or harvest content using automated means (including bots) without our prior written consent.
- Introduce malware, viruses, Trojan horses, or other harmful code.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation.
- Submit false, misleading, or abusive information through contact forms.
- Use the Website to send spam or unsolicited promotional messages.
- Interfere with the normal operation of the Website, including by overloading or flooding it with requests.
- Access the Website from regions where access would be unlawful or from sanctioned jurisdictions where applicable restrictions prohibit service provision.
5. Intellectual Property
The Website and its content (including text, lesson structure, original graphics, branding, and layout) are owned by CloverNews Learning Ltd or licensed to us and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial learning. You may print individual pages for your own reference in your sewing space, provided you do not remove attribution or proprietary notices.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, or exploit any part of the Website without our prior written permission, except where such use is permitted by applicable law.
6. Third-Party Services and Links
The Website may reference third-party services (for example, sewing machine manufacturers, pattern publishers, or general resources) and may contain links to third-party sites. We do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, availability, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, CloverNews disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that content will be accurate, complete, or current at all times. Any reliance on content is at your own discretion and risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CloverNews Learning Ltd and its directors, employees, contractors, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to your access to or use of (or inability to use) the Website.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Website will be limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid to us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) €100.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or fraudulent misrepresentation, or statutory consumer rights that apply to you.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CloverNews Learning Ltd and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from or related to: (a) your use of the Website; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
10. Force Majeure
We are not responsible for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labour disputes, power outages, internet or hosting failures, cyberattacks, pandemics, government actions, or failures of third-party service providers.
11. International Use
CloverNews is based in Ireland. We make no representation that the Website is appropriate, lawful, or available for use in all jurisdictions. If you access the Website from outside Ireland, you are responsible for compliance with local laws to the extent they apply.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland, without regard to conflict of law principles. Where permitted by law, the courts of Dublin, Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website.
If you are a consumer in the European Union or the United Kingdom, you may also benefit from mandatory consumer protections and may have the right to bring a claim in your country of residence where applicable.
13. Dispute Resolution
Before initiating formal proceedings, you agree to contact us and attempt to resolve any dispute informally for at least 30 days. You can reach us at [email protected]. Include a brief description of the issue and the outcome you are seeking.
14. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, attempted to compromise the Website’s security, or used the Website unlawfully. The following sections will survive termination: Intellectual Property, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Governing Law, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive.
15. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
16. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and CloverNews regarding your use of the Website and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings.
17. Assignment
We may assign or transfer these Terms (in whole or in part) to an affiliate or successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganisation, or sale of assets. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent.
18. No Waiver
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. Any waiver must be in writing to be effective.
19. Modifications to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes become effective 14 days after they are posted on this page, unless a change is required by law or is administrative in nature (in which case it may take effect immediately). Your continued use of the Website after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms.
20. Electronic Communications
By using the Website and contacting us electronically, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. You agree that electronic notices, disclosures, and communications satisfy legal requirements that such communications be in writing, where applicable.
21. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact:
- CloverNews Learning Ltd
- 2 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 V4A3, Ireland
- Phone: +353 1 685 2148
- Email: [email protected]