Terms & Conditions

Last updated: September 2026

These Terms & Conditions govern the use of this website, including all pages, content, materials, images, graphics, forms, downloads, links, resources, portfolio materials, design studies, blog posts, service descriptions, and any other information made available through this website.

This website is owned and operated by The Bungalow Cottage, a Bermuda-based interior design studio founded by Michelle Samuels.

By accessing, browsing, viewing, submitting information through, or otherwise using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with these Terms & Conditions, you must not access or use this website.

1. Definitions

In these Terms & Conditions:

“The Bungalow Cottage,” “I,” “me,” “my,” “the studio,” or “the business” refers to The Bungalow Cottage and its owner, Michelle Samuels.

“Website” refers to this website and all related pages, content, materials, forms, images, resources, downloads, links, and other materials made available through it.

“User,” “you,” or “your” refers to any person who accesses, views, browses, submits information through, or otherwise uses this website.

“Content” refers to all text, images, graphics, layouts, designs, service descriptions, portfolio images, design concepts, design studies, blog posts, downloads, branding, logos, copy, and other materials appearing on or made available through this website.

2. Acceptance of Terms

Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.

If you access or use this website on behalf of another person, business, company, organization, or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that person or entity to these Terms & Conditions.

The Bungalow Cottage reserves the right to amend, update, modify, suspend, or replace these Terms & Conditions at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of this website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms & Conditions.

3. Website Purpose

This website is provided for general informational, promotional, inspirational, and enquiry purposes only.

Nothing on this website constitutes professional architectural, engineering, construction, structural, electrical, plumbing, legal, financial, real estate, building code, project management, or trade advice.

The information on this website is not intended to replace advice from qualified professionals, licensed contractors, architects, engineers, electricians, plumbers, legal advisers, financial advisers, or any other regulated or qualified professional.

4. No Client Relationship

Use of this website, including viewing content, submitting an enquiry form, sending an email, downloading a resource, or engaging with linked social media accounts, does not create a client relationship, designer-client relationship, advisory relationship, fiduciary relationship, contractual relationship, or professional relationship of any kind between you and The Bungalow Cottage.

A client relationship is formed only when The Bungalow Cottage has expressly accepted your project in writing and all required agreements, proposals, invoices, retainers, payments, or written confirmations have been completed.

The Bungalow Cottage reserves the right to decline, refuse, or discontinue any enquiry, request, collaboration, or proposed project at its sole discretion.

5. Service Information

All service descriptions, packages, processes, deliverables, timelines, starting prices, estimated fees, availability, examples, and other service-related information shown on this website are provided for general guidance only.

Such information does not constitute a binding offer, quote, guarantee, promise, warranty, or obligation to provide any service on any particular terms.

Final scope, pricing, deliverables, responsibilities, payment terms, revision terms, timelines, purchasing arrangements, implementation support, and other project terms shall be governed only by the applicable written proposal, invoice, service agreement, or written confirmation issued by The Bungalow Cottage.

In the event of any inconsistency between this website and a signed or written client agreement, the client agreement shall prevail.

6. Interior Design Scope Limitations

The Bungalow Cottage provides interior design, decorating, styling, consultation, room planning, sourcing guidance, visual direction, and related design support only within the scope expressly agreed in writing.

The Bungalow Cottage does not provide architectural services, engineering services, structural advice, electrical advice, plumbing advice, construction services, demolition services, contractor services, permit applications, code compliance advice, or licensed trade services.

You are solely responsible for obtaining appropriate professional advice, contractor review, measurements, site confirmations, permissions, approvals, permits, code compliance checks, installation advice, and trade-specific guidance before commencing any physical work, purchase, installation, alteration, demolition, or construction.

The Bungalow Cottage shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, defect, delay, cost, non-compliance, injury, or issue arising from construction, installation, trade work, contractor work, structural work, electrical work, plumbing work, measurements, site conditions, building conditions, permissions, approvals, or professional advice provided by third parties.

7. Accuracy and Availability of Website Content

The Bungalow Cottage makes reasonable efforts to present accurate and current information on this website. However, The Bungalow Cottage makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee that the website or its content is accurate, complete, current, reliable, suitable, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free from omissions.

Website content may be changed, updated, removed, replaced, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice.

The Bungalow Cottage shall not be liable for any reliance placed on outdated, incomplete, inaccurate, unavailable, or omitted website content.

8. Enquiries and Form Submissions

By submitting an enquiry form, contact form, or other information through this website, you represent and warrant that the information submitted is true, accurate, current, complete, and submitted voluntarily.

You agree not to submit false, misleading, unlawful, offensive, confidential, unauthorized, sensitive, or third-party information through this website.

Submission of an enquiry form does not guarantee a response, consultation, booking, quote, availability, acceptance, or commencement of services.

The Bungalow Cottage may retain, review, respond to, or delete submitted information in accordance with its Privacy Notice and applicable law.

9. Personal Information

Any personal information submitted through this website is handled in accordance with The Bungalow Cottage Privacy Notice and applicable Bermuda privacy law.

You should review the Privacy Notice before submitting personal information through this website.

You should not submit sensitive personal information, financial information, medical information, legal information, confidential information, or information relating to another person unless specifically requested and unless you have lawful authority to do so.

10. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website is owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by The Bungalow Cottage.

All rights, title, and interest in and to the website content, including but not limited to text, copy, images, graphics, logos, branding, layouts, service names, design concepts, design studies, portfolio materials, downloadable materials, blog posts, and other creative works, are reserved.

You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view the website for personal, non-commercial use only.

You must not copy, reproduce, download, screenshot for commercial use, modify, adapt, publish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, license, imitate, scrape, repurpose, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any website content without prior written permission from The Bungalow Cottage.

11. Portfolio Materials, Concepts, and Designs

Portfolio images, designs, renderings, concepts, sketches, completed spaces, personal projects, student work, styling studies, and other visual materials are provided to communicate The Bungalow Cottage’s design approach, aesthetic, process, and creative direction.

Such materials may not be copied, reproduced, altered, distributed, displayed, published, used for commercial purposes, used in another portfolio, represented as your own work, or used to train, develop, prompt, or generate competing creative work without prior written permission from The Bungalow Cottage.

The Bungalow Cottage reserves all rights in its portfolio materials, concepts, designs, styling work, copy, creative direction, and visual presentation.

12. Downloads and Free Resources

Any downloadable guides, checklists, worksheets, templates, resources, or other materials made available through this website are provided for personal, non-commercial use only, unless expressly stated otherwise in writing.

You must not resell, redistribute, republish, upload, share publicly, modify for resale, include in another paid offer, use in your own business, or present such materials as your own.

The Bungalow Cottage reserves the right to remove, restrict, update, or discontinue access to any downloadable resource at any time without notice.

13. Third-Party Links, Platforms, Products, and Vendors

This website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, retailers, vendors, suppliers, products, services, social media pages, payment processors, booking tools, or other external resources.

Third-party links are provided for convenience only. The Bungalow Cottage does not control, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any third-party website, platform, product, service, content, pricing, availability, delivery, policy, privacy practice, term, delay, defect, damage, error, omission, or loss.

You access third-party websites, platforms, products, and services at your own risk and subject to the applicable third party’s own terms, conditions, and policies.

14. Product and Sourcing Information

Any product, furnishing, finish, material, supplier, vendor, retailer, or sourcing information shown or referenced on this website is provided for general information and inspiration only.

Product details, prices, dimensions, colors, finishes, materials, availability, shipping fees, import duties, delivery timelines, warranties, installation requirements, and return policies may change without notice.

The Bungalow Cottage shall not be liable for discontinued products, incorrect third-party information, price changes, color variations, finish variations, stock issues, delivery delays, shipping damage, defects, installation issues, vendor conduct, or purchasing decisions made outside a confirmed written client agreement.

15. User Conduct

You agree that you will not use this website to:

(a) engage in unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, abusive, defamatory, threatening, offensive, or misleading conduct;

(b) interfere with, disrupt, damage, or compromise the website, its security, its functionality, or its availability;

(c) copy, scrape, harvest, reproduce, extract, or misuse website content;

(d) submit false, unauthorized, confidential, sensitive, or third-party information;

(e) impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, authority, or affiliation;

(f) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, or other rights of The Bungalow Cottage or any third party;

(g) imitate, compete with, misappropriate, or commercially exploit the content, branding, services, design concepts, or creative materials of The Bungalow Cottage.

The Bungalow Cottage reserves the right to restrict access, block communications, remove access to resources, refuse enquiries, or take any appropriate action in response to suspected misuse of the website.

16. No Warranties

This website and all website content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Bungalow Cottage disclaims all warranties, representations, guarantees, and conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, completeness, availability, reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, uninterrupted access, security, or error-free operation.

17. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Bungalow Cottage, its owner, representatives, contractors, collaborators, or related parties shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, economic, or other loss, damage, cost, expense, claim, liability, delay, inconvenience, or injury arising out of or in connection with:

(a) your access to, use of, or inability to use this website;

(b) your reliance on any website content;

(c) any error, omission, inaccuracy, interruption, delay, defect, virus, malware, security breach, technical issue, or website unavailability;

(d) any third-party website, platform, product, vendor, supplier, retailer, contractor, service, or resource;

(e) any product, purchasing, sourcing, delivery, installation, construction, contractor, trade, or professional service issue;

(f) any unauthorized use, copying, reproduction, distribution, or misuse of website content;

(g) any decision, action, purchase, project, or work undertaken in reliance on website content;

(h) any matter outside a confirmed written agreement with The Bungalow Cottage.

Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with this website is to stop using the website.

18. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Bungalow Cottage, its owner, representatives, contractors, collaborators, and related parties from and against any and all claims, demands, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, and fees, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in connection with:

(a) your use or misuse of this website;

(b) your breach of these Terms & Conditions;

(c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation;

(d) your infringement of any intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, or other third-party right;

(e) your unauthorized use, copying, reproduction, distribution, or exploitation of website content;

(f) any information you submit through this website.

19. Website Security and Availability

The Bungalow Cottage does not guarantee that this website will be secure, uninterrupted, error-free, virus-free, malware-free, or continuously available.

You are responsible for using appropriate security measures, including antivirus software, secure networks, and safe browsing practices.

The Bungalow Cottage shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by viruses, malware, distributed denial-of-service attacks, platform failures, hosting issues, hacking, data interception, unauthorized access, or other harmful material or events beyond its reasonable control.

20. Force Majeure

The Bungalow Cottage shall not be liable for any failure, delay, interruption, loss, or damage arising from events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, storms, hurricanes, floods, fire, power failure, internet failure, platform failure, cyber incidents, labor disputes, illness, government action, war, civil unrest, supply chain disruption, or any other event beyond reasonable control.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is found to be invalid, unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed or modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

22. No Waiver

No failure or delay by The Bungalow Cottage in exercising any right, power, or remedy under these Terms & Conditions shall operate as a waiver of that right, power, or remedy.

Any waiver must be made in writing and shall apply only to the specific matter for which it is given.

23. Entire Agreement for Website Use

These Terms & Conditions, together with the Privacy Notice and any other legal notices published on this website, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Bungalow Cottage regarding your use of this website.

These Terms & Conditions do not replace or override any separate written client agreement entered into between you and The Bungalow Cottage.

24. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda.

Subject to any rights or remedies that cannot be excluded by law, any dispute, claim, or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this website or these Terms & Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Bermuda.

25. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms & Conditions may be directed to:

The Bungalow Cottage
P.O. Box 106, Devonshire DVBX, Bermuda
Email: hello@bungalow-cottage.com