Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("AGREEMENT" OR "TERMS AND CONDITIONS") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES OFFERED BY BLOOMPOP, LLC. ("BLOOMPOP"). THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.BLOOMPOP.COM (THE "SITE") AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY BLOOMPOP ON THE SITE.

By using the Site in any manner, including but not limited to visiting or browsing the Site, you (the "user" or "you") agree to be bound by this Agreement, including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. This Agreement applies to all users of the Site, including without limitation users who are vendors, customers, merchants, contributors of content, information and other materials or services on the Site. If you have any questions, please contact Bloompop at info@bloompop.com for more information.

1. Bloompop is a Venue

Bloompop acts as a venue to allow users who comply with Bloompop's policies to offer, sell and buy certain goods within a fixed-price format. Bloompop is not directly involved in the transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, Bloompop has no control over the quality, safety, morality or legality of any aspect of the items listed, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to pay for items. Bloompop does not pre-screen users or the content or information provided by users. Bloompop cannot ensure that a buyer or seller will actually complete a transaction.

Consequently, Bloompop does not transfer legal ownership of items from the seller to the buyer.

Bloompop cannot guarantee the true identity, age, and nationality of a user.

You agree that Bloompop is a venue and as such is not responsible or liable for any content, for example, data, text, information, usernames, graphics, images, photographs, profiles, audio, video, items, and links posted by you, other users, or outside parties on Bloompop. You use the Bloompop service at your own risk.

2. Membership Eligibility

Age: Bloompop's services are available only to, and may only be used by, individuals who are 18 years and older who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and that all registration information you submit is accurate and truthful. Bloompop may, in its sole discretion, refuse to offer access to or use of the Site to any person or entity and change its eligibility criteria at any time. This provision is void where prohibited by law and the right to access the Site is revoked in such jurisdictions.

Individuals under the age of 18 must at all times use Bloompop's services only in conjunction with and under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years of age. In this all cases, the adult is the user and is responsible for any and all activities.

Compliance: You agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content. You are responsible for all applicable taxes. In addition, you must abide by Bloompop's policies as stated in the Agreement and the Bloompop policy documents listed below (if applicable to your activities on or use of the Site) as well as all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Site by Bloompop, each of which is incorporated herein by reference and each of which may be updated by Bloompop from time to time without notice to you:

  • Privacy policy

    • In addition, some services offered through the Site may be subject to additional terms and conditions promulgated by Bloompop from time to time; your use of such services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

    Password: Keep your password secure. You are fully responsible for all activity, liability and damage resulting from your failure to maintain password confidentiality. You agree to immediately notify Bloompop of any unauthorized use of your password or any breach of security. You also agree that Bloompop cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to keep your password secure. You agree not to provide your username and password information in combination to any other party other than Bloompop without Bloompop's express written permission.

    Account Information: You must keep your account information up-to-date and accurate at all times, including a valid email address.

    Account Transfer: You may not transfer or sell your Bloompop account and User ID to another party. If you are registering as a business entity, you personally guarantee that you have the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement.

    Right to Refuse Service: Bloompop's services are not available to temporarily or indefinitely suspended Bloompop members. Bloompop reserves the right, in Bloompop's sole discretion, to cancel unconfirmed or inactive accounts. Bloompop reserves the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason, at any time.

    3. Information Control

    Bloompop does not control the Content provided by users that is made available on Bloompop. You may find some Content to be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. There are also risks of dealing with underage persons or people acting under false pretense.

    Additionally, there may also be risks dealing with international trade and foreign nationals. By using Bloompop, you agree to accept such risks and that Bloompop (and Bloompop's officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) is not responsible for any and all acts or omissions of users on Bloompop. Please use caution, common sense, and practice safe buying and selling when using Bloompop.

    Other Resources: Bloompop is not responsible for the availability of outside websites or resources linked to or referenced on the Site. Bloompop does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such websites or resources. You agree that Bloompop shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or resources.

    4. Resolution of Disputes and Release

    In the event a dispute arises between you and Bloompop, please contact Bloompop at support@bloompop.com for more information.

    Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in the District of Columbia, using the English language in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS. The prevailing party in any arbitration or other proceeding arising under this Agreement shall be entitled to receive reimbursement of its reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and all other expenses) incurred in connection therewith. Judgment upon the award so rendered may be entered in a court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall have the right to institute an action in a court of proper jurisdiction for injunctive or other equitable relief pending a final decision by the arbitrator. For all purposes of this Agreement, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the United States Federal Courts or state courts located in the District of Columbia. Use of the Site is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of the Agreement, including without limitation, this section. You and Bloompop agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Site (including, but not limited to, any services provided or made available therein) or this Agreement must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.

    Should you have a dispute with one or more users, or an outside party, you release Bloompop (and Bloompop's officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. Bloompop encourages users to report user-to-user disputes to your local law enforcement, postmaster general, or a certified mediation or arbitration entity, as applicable.

    Bloompop, for the benefit of users, may try to help users resolve disputes. Bloompop does so in Bloompop's sole discretion, and Bloompop has no obligation to resolve disputes between users or between users and outside parties. To the extent that Bloompop attempts to resolve a dispute, Bloompop will do so in good faith based solely on Bloompop's policies. Bloompop will not make judgments regarding legal issues or claims.

    5. Bloompop's Intellectual Property

    BLOOMPOP, and other Bloompop graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress of Bloompop, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Bloompop's trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names or email addresses, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion.

    6. Access and Interference

    Bloompop may contain robot exclusion headers which contain internal rules for software usage. Much of the information on Bloompop is updated on a real-time basis and is proprietary or is licensed to Bloompop by Bloompop's users or third-parties. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access Bloompop for any purpose whatsoever, except to the extent expressly permitted by and in compliance with Bloompop’s Terms and Conditions or otherwise without Bloompop's prior express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not:

        1. Take any action that imposes, or may impose, in Bloompop's sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Bloompop's infrastructure
        2. Copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display any user Content (except for your Content) from the Site except to the extent expressly permitted by and in compliance with Bloompop's Terms and Conditions or otherwise without the prior express written permission of Bloompop and the appropriate third party, as applicable
        3. Interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site
        4. Bypass Bloompop's robot exclusion headers or other measures Bloompop may use to prevent or restrict access to Bloompop

    7. Breach

    Without limiting any other remedies, Bloompop may, without notice, and without refunding any fees, delay or immediately remove Content, warn Bloompop's community of a user's actions, issue a warning to a user, temporarily suspend a user, temporarily or indefinitely suspend a user's account privileges, terminate a user's account, prohibit access to the Site, and take technical and legal steps to keep a user off the Site and refuse to provide services to a user if any of the following apply:

    Bloompop suspects (by information, investigation, conviction, settlement, insurance or escrow investigation, or otherwise) a user has breached this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, or other policy documents and community guidelines incorporated herein; Bloompop is unable to verify or authenticate any of your personal information or Content; or Bloompop believes that a user is acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of Bloompop's policies, has engaged in improper or fraudulent activity in connection with Bloompop or the actions may cause legal liability or financial loss to Bloompop's users or to Bloompop.

    8. Privacy

    Except as provided in Bloompop's Privacy Policy Bloompop will not sell or disclose your personal information (as defined in the Privacy Policy) to third parties without your explicit consent. Bloompop stores and processes Content on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security.

    9. Promotions

    From time to time, Bloompop may offer you the possibility of utilizing a coupon code or promotional code ("promo code") to receive certain discounts on some or all items on Bloompop. Unless expressly directed otherwise, these codes are intended for one-time use by the recipient of the code. Bloompop makes no guarantees of availability of such codes.

    10. No Warranty

    BLOOMPOP, BLOOMPOP'S SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND BLOOMPOP'S SUPPLIERS PROVIDE BLOOMPOP'S WEB SITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. BLOOMPOP, BLOOMPOP'S SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND BLOOMPOP'S SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, PERFORMANCE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN ADDITION, NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION (ORAL OR WRITTEN) OBTAINED BY YOU FROM BLOOMPOP SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

    11. Liability Limit

    IN NO EVENT SHALL BLOOMPOP, AND (AS APPLICABLE) BLOOMPOP'S SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR BLOOMPOP'S SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND/OR INCIDENTAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, BLOOMPOP'S SERVICES, OR THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

    BLOOMPOP'S LIABILITY, AND (AS APPLICABLE) THE LIABILITY OF BLOOMPOP'S SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU PAY TO BLOOMPOP IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, AND (B) $100. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

    12. Indemnity

    YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD BLOOMPOP AND (AS APPLICABLE) BLOOMPOP'S PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE DOCUMENTS IT INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY LAW OR THE RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY.

    13. No Guarantee

    Bloompop does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted access to the Site, and operation of the Site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside Bloompop's control.

    14. Legal Compliance; Taxes

    You shall comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site and any Bloompop service and, if applicable, your listing, purchase, solicitation of offers to purchase, and sale of items. In addition, you shall be responsible for paying any and all taxes applicable to any purchases or sales of items you make on the Site (excluding any taxes on Bloompop's net income).

    15. Severability

    If any provision of this Agreement is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to reflect the parties' intention. All remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

    16. Bloompop Service

    Bloompop reserves the right to modify or terminate the Bloompop service for any reason, without notice, at any time. Bloompop reserves the right to alter these Terms and Conditions or other Site policies at any time, so please review the policies frequently. If Bloompop makes a material change Bloompop will notify you here, by email, by means of a notice on our home page, or other places Bloompop deems appropriate. What constitutes a "material change" will be determined at Bloompop's sole discretion, in good faith, and using common sense and reasonable judgment.

    17. Choice of Law

    This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted and construed with and by the laws of the District of Columbia, excluding its conflicts of laws rules, and the United States of America.

    18. Survival

    Sections 3 (Fees and Services, Fees and Termination), 6 (Content, License), 7 (Information Control), 8 (Meetings, Groups or User Fees), 9 (Resolution of Dispute and Release), 10 (Bloompop's Intellectual Property), 11 (Access and Interference), 12 (Breach), 13 (Privacy), 14 (No Warranty), 15 (Liability Limit), 16 (Indemnity), 17 (No Guaranty), 19 (Severability), 20 (No Agency), 22 (Choice of Law) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

    19. Substitution Policy

    Products from Bloompop.com are unique and occasionally seasonal designs from local florists. If a florist is out of a particular item or decorative element, the florist may substitute a similar item or element of equal or greater value to ensure your gift arrives on time. In making substitutions, florists take great care and consideration in finding gifts that will meet or exceed the expectations of both the gift giver and recipient.

    Effective Date: July 17th, 2013. Updated October 10th, 2013.