TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RIDGELINE TRAINING COURSE WAIVER AND RELEASE
In consideration of Ridgeline Defense LLC, High Ground Holdings LLC, its managers, owners, agents, contractors and associated companies and/or employees (hereinafter collectively referred to as Ridgeline), and in consideration of my participation in events taking place at the Ridgeline Training Center or a host facility (hereinafter referred to as the Range), I AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
I fully understand and acknowledge that (a) risks and dangers exist in my use and observation of firearms, ammunition, high explosives, and pyrotechnic devices and related equipment; (b) my participation in such activities and/or use of such equipment may result in my injury or illness including, but not limited to bodily injury, strains, fractures, partial and/or total paralysis, hearing loss, eye injury, blindness, heat stroke, heart attack, lead contamination and other ailments that could cause serious disability or death; and (c) that I assume all risk, on behalf of myself, my next of kin, and my beneficiaries, even those arising out of either unintentional or willful negligence of any other party, including Ridgeline.
I, on behalf of myself, my personal representatives and my heirs, hereby voluntarily agree to release, waive, discharge, hold harmless, defend and indemnify Ridgeline from any and all claims, actions, losses for bodily injury, property damage, wrongful death, loss of services or otherwise, which may arise out of any use of firearms, ammunition or related equipment, or my participation in or observation of shooting or other activities on the Range.
I agree to follow all safety rules posted or given verbally by any of the Ridgeline staff. Specifically, I also agree to wear and provide my own eye and ear protection, at all times, while on the Range.
I also agree not to be under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance while attending events at the Range.
I agree that Ridgeline, any press or private parties present, have all rights to use my photograph or image, taken while on Range property. This use includes publishing in magazines, advertising, videos, internet websites or other, as long as it is not altered to show other than actual activities in a way that could be harmful to my character. I forfeit any rights to civil action or claims in any use of my image as described above. All photographs taken on the Range property remain the property of Ridgeline and may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of Ridgeline management.
I further understand that Ridgeline is not responsible for any of my possessions, if they should be lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, including any vehicle damage that may occur in driving or parking on or near Range property.
NOTICE OF FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING
IF YOU ANSWER YES TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, IT IS A FELONY FOR YOU TO HANDLE OR POSSESS FIREARMS AND/OR A VIOLATION OF ITAR. YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND SIGNING OF THIS WAIVER REPRESENTS THAT YOU ANSWER “NO” TO EACH OF THE BELOW QUESTIONS:
1) Have you ever been convicted in any court of violent crime, misdemeanor, or felony?
2) Are you under indictment or currently involved in any felony?
3) Are you addicted to any narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
4) Are you a fugitive from justice?
5) Have you ever been adjudicated mentally defective or incompetent?
6) Have you ever been discharged, under dishonorable conditions, from the armed forces?
7) Have you ever renounced your United States citizenship?
8) Are you illegally in the United States?
9) Are you a member of any criminal gang or organization hostile to the United States Constitution?
10) Are you an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States?
11) Are you a non U.S. citizen?
I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND RELEASE, AND I HEREBY AGREE TO AND CERTIFY THAT I AM IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE CONDITIONS.
My acceptance of the Ridgeline terms and conditions during the purchase process is representative of my signature and acknowledgement that I meet all terms and conditions of this waiver.
Course cancellation/transfer policy: Due to contractual agreements there may be times when Ridgeline will need to move or cancel a course. In these situations, Ridgeline will offer students of the course the option to be transferred to a new date, a new course or a full refund. Outside of this scenario Ridgeline holds a no cancellation/ no transfer policy. All course purchases are final due to the demand and limited number of seats annually.
PRODUCT PURCHASES: Payment must be made using U.S. dollars ($) unless otherwise stated. Firearms may only be shipped to a licensed dealer (FFL Holder). Some items may not be legal in every state. It is the purchasers’ responsibility to ensure they may legally receive all items in their order. All sales are final and any negotiated returns to Ridgeline Defense will include a minimum 25% restocking fee.
Agreement between User and www.Ridgelinedefense.com
Welcome to www.Ridgelinedefense.com. The www.Ridgelinedefense.com website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by Ridgeline Defense, Ridgeline Outfitters and High Ground Holdings (“Ridgeline”). www.Ridgelinedefense.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of www.Ridgelinedefense.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.
www.Ridgelinedefense.com is an E-Commerce Site.
Ridgeline provides both physical and virtual products for sale. Ridgeline is a firearms training school and offers several style courses to Military, Law Enforcement, and Civilian clients.
Electronic Communications
Visiting www.Ridgelinedefense.com or sending emails to Ridgeline constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Your personal data will be used to process your order, support your experience throughout this website, and for other purposes including but not limited to marketing from Ridgeline.
Children Under Thirteen
Ridgeline does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use www.Ridgelinedefense.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.
Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services
www.Ridgelinedefense.com may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Ridgeline and Ridgeline is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Ridgeline is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Ridgeline of the site or any association with its operators.
Certain services made available via www.Ridgelinedefense.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the www.Ridgelinedefense.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Ridgeline may share such information and data with any third party with whom Ridgeline has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of www.Ridgelinedefense.com users and customers.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.Ridgelinedefense.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Ridgeline that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Ridgeline or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.
You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Ridgeline content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Ridgeline and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Ridgeline or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
International Users
The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by Ridgeline from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Ridgeline Content accessed through www.Ridgelinedefense.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Ridgeline, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Ridgeline reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Ridgeline in asserting any available defenses.
Liability Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. RIDGELINE DEFENSE, RIDGELINE OUTFITTERS AND HIGH GROUND HOLDINGS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.
RIDGELINE DEFENSE, RIDGELINE OUTFITTERS AND HIGH GROUND HOLDINGS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. RIDGELINE DEFENSE, RIDGELINE OUTFITTERS AND HIGH GROUND HOLDINGS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL RIDGELINE DEFENSE, RIDGELINE OUTFITTERS AND HIGH GROUND HOLDINGS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF RIDGELINE DEFENSE, RIDGELINE OUTFITTERS AND HIGH GROUND HOLDINGS OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.
Termination/Access Restriction
Ridgeline reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in New Hampshire in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Ridgeline because of this agreement or use of the Site. Ridgeline’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Ridgeline’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Ridgeline with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Ridgeline with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the user and Ridgeline with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.
Changes to Terms
Ridgeline reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which www.Ridgelinedefense.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Ridgeline encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.
Contact Us
Ridgeline welcomes your questions or comments regarding these Terms and Conditions:
Ridgeline Defense, Ridgeline Outfitters and High Ground Holdings
227 Miller Rd
Dalton, New Hampshire 03598
Email Address: info@ridgelinedefense.com
Effective as of October 08, 2023
