Welcome to Skinny Bunny. This website (“Site”) is operated by Skinny Bunny LLC , and its third-party licensors and its affiliates (“Skinny Bunny”). By visiting or shopping at Skinny Bunny you accept these conditions, so please read them carefully. We reserve the right at our discretion to revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Please check these Terms and Conditions periodically. By using the Site after we post changes to these Terms and Conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have actually reviewed them. If you do not agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions, please do not enter or make any use of the Site.

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

If you process purchase using a credit card this site you will see "Skinny.com" on your credit card statement. 

PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Statement, which also governs your visit to the Site, to understand our practices.

 

DISCLAIMERS

You acknowledge and agree that:

Skinny Bunny makes no representations or warranties of any kind or nature with respect to the information or content posted on this web site. Skinny Bunny hereby disclaims all representations and warranties, whether express or implied, created by law, contract or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement. In no event shall Skinny Bunny be liable for any damages of any kind or nature, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, special (including loss of profit) consequential or incidental damages arising from or in connection with the existence or use of this internet site and/or the information or content posted on this web site, regardless of whether Skinny Bunny has been advised as to the possibility of such damages.

 

Skinny Bunny is not responsible, and provides no warranty whatsoever, for the accuracy, effectiveness, timeliness and suitability of any information or content obtained from third parties, including any hyperlinks to or from third-party sites. Except as otherwise provided on this web site, Skinny Bunny will not edit, censor or otherwise control any content provided by third parties on any bulletin board, chat room or other similar forums posted on its web site; such information should, therefore, be considered as suspect and is not endorsed by Skinny Bunny.

 

This Web site may contain forward-looking statements that reflect Skinny Bunny’s current expectation regarding future events and business development. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual developments or results could differ materially from those projected and depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the success of current research programs, results of pending or future clinical trials, ongoing commercialization of its products or services, regulatory approvals of pharmaceuticals, validity and enforcement of its patents, the stability of its commercial relationships, and the general economic conditions. Skinny Bunny intends to update this site on a regular basis but assumes no obligation to update any of the content.

 

COPYRIGHT

All content included on this Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, photographs, images, button icons, page headers, moving images, sound, illustrations and software (“Content”), is owned by Skinny Bunny and/or its third-party providers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Skinny Bunny LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

You may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, display, transmit, retransmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. If no specific restrictions are displayed, you may download or make copies of select portions of the Content, provided that the copies are made only for your personal use and that you maintain any notices contained in the Content, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the U.S. copyright laws (see, e.g., 17 U.S.C. Section 107), you may not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute in any way Content displayed on this Site without obtaining the prior written permission of Skinny Bunny.

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Site, the Content, or any information displayed on the Site, through the use of framing or otherwise, except: (a) as expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions; or (b) with the prior written permission of Skinny Bunny or the prior written permission from such third party that may own the trademark or copyright of information displayed on the Site.

 

TRADEMARKS

 

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of Skinny Bunny are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skinny Bunny or its affiliates and third-party licensors, including, but not limited to: Skinny Bunny. Nothing contained in or on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any of the trademarks or other intellectual property rights displayed in or on the Site unless the prior written consent of Skinny Bunny has been obtained. Other than as expressly provided by these Terms and Conditions, your use of the trademarks or any other intellectual property rights or any Content in or on the Site in any way whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Skinny Bunny operates a worldwide program to enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

 

SITE ACCESS

 

You may not download (other than page caching) or modify the Site or any portion of it, without our express prior written consent. This includes: a prohibition on any resale or commercial use of the Site or the Content; any collection and use of any product or service listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of the Site or the Content; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, browsers, spiders, avatars or intelligent agents or similar data gathering and extraction tools other than the search engine and search agents available from Skinny Bunny on this Site and other than generally available third party web browsers (e.g., Microsoft Explorer, Google Chrome, among others). The Site or any portion of the Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express prior written consent. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Skinny Bunny without our express prior written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name or trademarks without our prior written consent.

 

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account which you are not authorized to access, (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, (c) attempting to interfere with service to any other user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding”, “spamming”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”, (d) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Skinny Bunny will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

 

USER SUBMISSION

 

  1. Any photographs, text, or other content submitted by you for consideration for publication on the Skinny Bunny’s Site, collectively referred to as “User Submissions,” shall be subject to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions. By using this Site and submitting User Submissions, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. You understand that whether or not any User Submissions are published, Skinny Bunny does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to the User Submissions, Skinny Bunny does not promise or agree to publish any User Submissions, and Skinny Bunny will not return any User Submissions but is free, in its discretion, to destroy the User Submissions. B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of the posting or publishing of them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and warrant that you own and have the right to assign and transfer to Skinny Bunny, without permission or consent of any third party, all right and interest in the User Submissions and in the intellectual property, and any other proprietary right, contained therein without limitation. C. By tendering the User Submissions to Skinny Bunny, you warrant, represent and agree that all intellectual property rights contained in the User Submissions, including all copyright, trademark, trade secret, and any other proprietary rights are thereby assigned and transferred to Skinny Bunny without any further documentation and that Skinny Bunny shall thereafter be the sole and exclusive owner of the User Submissions and of all intellectual property rights and proprietary rights contained there without exception or limitation. By tendering the User Submissions, you warrant, represent and agree that Skinny Bunny shall have the sole and exclusive right of use of any and all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to the User Submissions without limitation. D. In connection with User Submissions, you warrant, represent and agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights. Further, you warrant, represent and agree that all User Submissions will comply with Skinny Bunny’s privacy policy as established from time to time. E. You warrant, represent and agree that, in connection with User Submissions, you will not submit material that is contrary to the Skinny Bunny guidelines that may exist from time to time, or contrary to applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations. Further, as to any User Submissions invited by Skinny Bunny to be submitted for consideration of publishing on its Site, you warrant, represent and agree that no law was violated and no right of any person was harmed in obtaining, procuring, creating or developing the material included within the User Submissions, it being clearly understood that Skinny Bunny does not authorize, approve or encourage any violation of the law or harm to any person’s legal rights with respect to the User Submissions. F. You warrant, represent and agree that Skinny Bunny has the sole right to elect to publish or not to publish the User Submissions, and if published it has the right to terminate publication in its sole discretion without liability to you or to any third party. G. You warrant, represent and agree that your User Submissions: 1. Shall not misrepresent any person product, or service; shall not falsely impersonate any person, product or service; shall not contain any false, misleading or deceptive trademarks, devices or symbols that could tend to confuse or could likely confuse any person as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, membership, quality, characteristics, or features of the person, product or service represented in the User Submissions; 2. Shall not depict a minor person under the age of 18 years without consent of the parent or guardian of the minor person; 3. Shall not depict any person, product or service in a false light, or in a disparaging or tarnishing manner; 3. Shall not be copied by you or anyone else under your instruction or control; shall not be submitted for publication to any other person, publisher, website or source; and 4. Shall not have been published previously on any website or other medium prior to submission to Skinny Bunny shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any royalty, payment, use fee or any other consideration for or pertaining to the publishing, copying, distribution or any other use of the User Submissions without limitation. You acknowledge and agree that your submission of the User Submissions to Skinny Bunny for publishing consideration shall, together with your use of the Site, represent and constitute the sole and exclusive consideration for your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

 

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

 

  1. Written DMCA Notice. If you are a copyright owner, or an agent of a copyright owner, and believe that a User Submission or other content displayed on this Site infringes your copyright, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing Skinny Bunny’s Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail): 1 Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; 2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site; 3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material; 4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail; 5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Skinny Bunny’s designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: [name] [address] [phone numbers]. Only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent. If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section 5(D), your DMCA notice may not be valid. B. Written DMCA Counter-Notice. If you believe that your User Submission that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to have your User Submission posted and used on this Site, then you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent: 1. Your physical or electronic signature; 2. Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled; 3. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and 4. Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in New Jersey, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement. If a counter-notice is received by the Skinny Bunny Copyright Agent, then Skinny Bunny may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in ten (10) business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at Skinny Bunny’s sole discretion.

 

PRODUCT OR SERVICE AVAILABILITY

 

Most Skinny Bunny products and services displayed at the Site are available online in the United States. In some cases, merchandise or services displayed for sale at the Site may not be available. The prices displayed at the Site are quoted in U.S. Dollars and are valid and effective only in the United States.

 

YOUR ACCOUNT

 

If you use the Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Skinny Bunny reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.

 

EXPORT

 

The U.S. export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. You agree to abide by these laws and their regulations – including but not limited to the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content derived from the Site to either a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of such laws.

 

RISK OF LOSS

 

If applicable, all tangible items purchased from us are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

 

LINKS

 

We are not responsible for the content of any sites that may be linked to or from www.skinny.com. These links are provided for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. Any other website accessed from the Site are independent from Skinny Bunny, and Skinny Bunny has no control over the content of that other website. In addition, a link to any other website does not imply that Skinny Bunny endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such other website. In no event shall any reference to any third party or third party product or service be construed as an approval or endorsement by Skinny Bunny of that third party or of any product or service provided by a third party.

 

You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the homepage of this Site so long as the link does not portray Skinny Bunny or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Skinny Bunny logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without our prior express written permission.

 

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY

 

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. NEITHER SKINNY BUNNY, NOR ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR DESIGNEES, NOR EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DESIGNERS, CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS MERCHANTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE (COLLECTIVELY, “ASSOCIATES”) WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. NEITHER SKINNY BUNNY, NOR ITS ASSOCIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED ON THE SITE OR THE PRODUCTS OR

SERVICES OFFERED FOR SALE ON THE SITE. FURTHER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT CONTENT PROVIDED ON THE SITE IS APPLICABLE OR APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. SKINNY BUNNY AND ITS ASSOCIATES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY SKINNY BUNNY SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

 

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SKINNY BUNNY OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE BY A USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THE SITE, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SKINNY BUNNY RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER ACTION, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF SKINNY BUNNY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE LIABILITY OF SKINNY BUNNY AND ITS ASSOCIATES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SKINNY BUNNY SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. IF A PRODUCT OFFERED BY SKINNY BUNNY IS NOT AS DESCRIBED, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO RETURN IT IN UNUSED CONDITION.

 

Prices, descriptions and availability of products or services on the Site are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected when discovered, and we reserve the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions (including after an order has been submitted whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged).

 

ONLINE CONDUCT

 

You agree to use this Site only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through this Site any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law. If we are notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive Content provided by you (e.g., through an author chat or online review), Skinny Bunny may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such Content from the Site. We may disclose any Content or electronic communication of any kind (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate Sk; or (iii) to protect the rights or property of Skinny Bunny, its Associates and you.

Skinny Bunny reserves the right to prohibit conduct, communication, or Content that Skinny Bunny deems in its sole discretion to be unlawful or harmful to you, Skinny Bunny, any rights of Skinny Bunny, or any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Skinny Bunny nor its Associates can ensure prompt removal of questionable content after online posting. Accordingly, neither Skinny Bunny, nor its Associates assume any liability for any action or inaction with respect to conduct, communication, or Content on the Site.

 

TERMINATION OF USAGE

 

We may terminate your access or suspend your right to access to all or part of the Site, without notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another user, Skinny Bunny or its Associates.

 

USAGE BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18

 

We cannot prohibit minors from visiting the Site. We must rely on parents, guardians and those responsible for supervising children under 18 to decide which materials are appropriate for such children to view and/or purchase. If you are under 18, you may use this Site only with involvement of a parent or guardian.

 

We require that all purchases be made by adult individuals 18 years of age or older, or (ii) give verifiable permission for such minors to purchase items on the Site and for the collection by us of certain information in accordance with the terms of our privacy policy. EACH TIME YOU PURCHASE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE ON THIS SITE, YOU ARE REPRESENTING TO SKINNY BUNNY THAT YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND FOR THE COLLECTION BY US OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Skinny Bunny and its affiliates, including their officers, members, subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, suppliers and employees, from and against any and all claims, damages (actual and statutory), judgments, penalties, fines, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to (a) your use of the Site, (b) your tender of User Submissions, and (c) your warranties, representations or agreements contained in these Terms and Conditions

 

US SALES ONLY

 

Unless otherwise specified or enabled, this Site and the Contents thereof are displayed solely for the purpose of promoting Skinny Bunny products and services available in the United States and select foreign markets. This Site is controlled and operated by Skinny Bunny from its affiliate offices in Jersey City, NJ.

 

APPLICABLE LAW

 

By visiting the Site, you agree that the laws of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A., without regard to principles of conflict of laws and not the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods, will govern these Terms and Conditions and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Skinny Bunny and its Associates.

 

DISPUTES

 

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to the Site or to products or services you purchase through the Site shall be submitted to mandatory, confidential arbitration. This clause shall be interpreted broadly in favor of arbitration, and any issues of arbitrability shall be governed by the United States Arbitration Act. Arbitration shall be conducted in New Jersey except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Skinny Bunny’s intellectual property rights, Skinny Bunny may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court located in the State of New Jersey, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted under the commercial arbitration rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association by a single arbitrator appointed by the AAA. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. Should either party file an action contrary to this provision, the other party may be awarded its reasonable attorneys fees and costs.

 

Skinny Bunny’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these Terms and Conditions.

 

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY

 

Please review our other policies, such as our Privacy Policy, posted on the Site. These policies also govern your visit to the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to the Site, policies, and these Terms and Conditions at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed sever able and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions shall survive termination, and shall be binding on your heirs, administrators, successors and assigns.