In professional kitchens, fresh botanicals, dried ingredients, and concentrated flavors each have a place. Fresh lemon zest, whole spices, and herbs can contribute texture, color, and visual identity. Concentrated flavors provide a different advantage: repeatable aroma and flavor with less preparation and a controlled addition to the recipe.
Angel Bake Culinary Aromatics are natural, unadulterated FTNF flavors, meaning From the Named Food. Pure Infusions provide an MCT based option for oil and fat phase applications. Saena also offers Culinary Crystals and Encapsulated Essences as made to order dry formats.
1. Concentrated Flavor and Aroma
Angel Bake Culinary Aromatics deliver a concentrated sensory impression with a small measured addition. This allows chefs to build flavor without grinding spices, zesting citrus, or steeping botanicals for every batch.
- Lemon: Add bright citrus flavor without the labor and texture of zest.
- Lavender: Add a controlled floral profile without pieces of dried botanical in the finished food.
- Cardamom: Add warm aromatic character without grinding and straining pods.
The goal is not always to replace the fresh ingredient. A chef may use both. Fresh material can provide appearance and texture, while a concentrated flavor establishes the desired sensory profile.
2. Consistency Across Batches
Fresh and dried botanicals can vary because of season, growing conditions, storage, handling, and time since harvest. A standardized Angel Bake flavor helps the kitchen establish a repeatable starting point. The chef can record the dosage and adjust for the particular recipe, flavor, and desired intensity.
3. Efficiency and Precision
Concentrated flavors reduce chopping, grinding, zesting, steeping, and straining when the recipe does not require the physical botanical. Use Angel Bake dosage recommendations as a starting point, then adjust through tasting and bench testing.
4. Storage and Cost
Fresh botanicals can perish quickly. Dried botanicals last longer, but their aroma may decline with age or poor storage. Concentrated flavors also require proper storage and stock rotation, but their compact format can simplify inventory and reduce preparation waste. Compare the complete cost per serving or batch, including labor, storage, dosage, and finished yield.
5. Choose the Carrier for the Application
Angel Bake Culinary Aromatics are alcohol based and contain no added water. They have been tested successfully in chocolate liquor, the cocoa mass used in chocolate making. The small amount of inherent moisture did not create processing problems in Angel Bake testing.
Pure Infusions are now the optimal starting point for chocolate, cocoa liquor, ice cream, candy, cake batter, breads, buttercreams, fillings, sauces, dressings, and other formulations with a meaningful oil or fat phase. They are also well suited to many high heat processes.
Culinary Aromatics remain useful in compatible chocolate work. A chocolatier may choose them when a slight alcohol bite is part of the intended sensory profile. The amount of alcohol that remains depends on dosage, temperature, processing time, and the point of addition.
6. Culinary Aromatics as a Finishing Mist
Culinary Aromatics can function much like a culinary perfume. A light spray or mist places fresh, concentrated aroma at the surface of a finished food, where it can be experienced immediately.
This technique can enhance pastries, chocolates, desserts, fruit, beverages, and plated savory dishes. Culinary perfume is a sensory analogy. Culinary Aromatics are food ingredients, not conventional fragrance products. Establish the appropriate dosage and application method before service.
- Culinary Aromatics: Alcohol based flavors for beverages, syrups, cocktails, finishing, aqueous systems, and culinary misting.
- Pure Infusions: MCT based flavor oils for oil and fat phase formulations and many high heat applications.
- Culinary Crystals: Made to order dry flavors for dry blending and immediate dispersion.
- Encapsulated Essences: Made to order dry flavors for applications that benefit from flavor protection during processing or storage.
Conclusion
Fresh and dried botanicals remain valuable ingredients. Angel Bake and Saena flavor formats give professional kitchens additional control over aroma, consistency, labor, dosage, and process compatibility. The best choice depends on the phase of the food, processing conditions, desired sensory effect, and ingredient declaration.
Explore Culinary Aromatics
Explore Pure Infusions
Compare all four lines in the Angel Bake flavor format guide, or contact Saena about a made to order dry format or technical application.
Terms and Conditions
Terms of Service
Saena, LLC. All rights reserved.
Document Date 1-24-2024.
Welcome to Saena LLC’s Angel Bake web site. Thank you for your interest in our products and services.
This website is operated by Saena, LLC. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Saena, LLC. Saena, LLC offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.
By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before purchasing a product, accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
Any new products, features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
We reserve the right to revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time and at our sole discretion. All changes are effective once posted and apply thereafter. Please review this document time to time to be appraised of changes.
You must be 18 years old to purchase products from this web site.
About Saena and Angel Bake
Saena, LLC. is a Portland, Oregon based company specializing in baking products. Saëna, LLC. has operated as Saëna Foods and its products are sold under the Saëna Baking Co. & Angel Bake brand name. You can contact Saena, LLC. by sending email to [email protected].
Product Quality and Allergies
Individuals with any type of food Allergies, including allergies to nuts, tree nuts, grains – wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, shellfish or food additives, preservatives, coloring, or oils should not consume this product! Our products are made with equipment which may have come into contact with items which consumer may be allergic to. Saena, LLC. is not responsible for any adverse health effects and or allergic reactions deemed to have been caused as a result of coming into contact with or consuming its products. Saena LLC makes no claims as to the fitness of this product for consumption by anyone with any form of allergies.
Saena, LLC. HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Our Gluten Free products are produced in a facility with a Gluten Free process. We test samples of each production run by an independent lab and maintain those results, which we can share with customers by request. We verify that the test results meet Gluten Free requirements. Saena, LLC. however cannot and does not warrant or certify the Gluten content of its products after the product leaves our facilities or warehouse. Consumers who are allergic or sensitive to gluten are encouraged to test for gluten content before consuming any of our products or any food item made with the Angel Bake products.
Product shelf life and nutrition facts are determined by third party lab and not by Saena, LLC.
Return Policy
At Saëna, we are committed to providing you with the highest quality products and exceptional customer satisfaction. If, for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, please review our return policy below:
Customer Contact: Before initiating a return, we kindly request that you contact us via email at [email protected] within 2-3 days of receiving your order. Please include the following information in your email: Your full name, shipping address, attached invoice or order number, contact information (phone number and email). Please include detailed explanation of your concern or issue with our product
Damaged Items: Saena, LLC is dedicated to packaging your order with the utmost care to prevent damage during transit. However, in the rare event that your product arrives damaged, please contact us immediately with photographic evidence of the damaged item, and we will work swiftly to resolve the issue.
Returns and Refunds: all sales are considered final. As a company dedicated to quality and safety, we are unable to resell any returned food products due to health and safety regulations. Therefore, returns of food products will not be accepted. All refunds are subject to shipping and restocking fees.
Non-Food Items: For non-food items such as kitchen accessories or bakeware, we accept returns within 10 days of your order’s delivery date. The item must be unused, in its original packaging, and accompanied by the attached invoice.
Shipping Damages: Saena, LLC is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping. However, if your product arrives damaged, please contact us as described above, and we will assist you in filing a claim with the shipping carrier.
We value your business and are committed to ensuring your satisfaction with our products. If you have any questions or concerns about our return policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Order Cancellations:
Orders can be cancelled prior to fulfillment. Please contact us via email.
Fulfillment and Shipment
We currently sell to US customers only. Your packages will be shipped using USPS Priority mail service or carrier of our choosing. You will receive a tracking ID once the product is shipped. Depending on your shipping zone (relative to Portland, OR), your shipment may take 2-4 days or longer before it reaches its destination. We strive to ship orders within 1-2 business days depending on our volume and the time the order is placed. No product will be shipped on Saturdays, Sundays or on US holidays. We make no warranties as to when you’ll receive your package, other than using USPS priority mail to ship your product within 1-2 business days of the order. Saena, LLC. cannot be held responsible for any delivery service failures in the event that carrier does not deliver your package on-time or damages the package during transit (whether due to carrier negligence or acts of nature). We assume no liability for lost or stolen packages due to theft, negligence by carrier or incorrect shipping information.
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You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.
General Conditions
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.
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Modification to the Service and Prices
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
All sales are final. Any coupons, discount codes, promotion codes must be supplied, applied at the time of purchase. We have no mechanism or business process for refunding price adjustments after a purchase.
Our products will go on sales from time to time, and we will issue coupons or offer promotional discount programs at a time of our choosing and to individuals and or businesses of our choosing.
Products or Services
Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.
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We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.
Accuracy of Billing and Account Information
We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.
You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.
Optional Tools
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You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
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We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
User Comments, Contributions, Feedback and Other Submissions
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any rights of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
Personal Information
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Errors, Inaccuracies and Omissions
Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.
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In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall Saena, LLC, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Saena, LLC and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns 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 these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.
SEVERABILITY
In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
TERMINATION
The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.
These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.
If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of 9707 NW Fleischner Street, Portland, OR, 97229, United States.
CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE
You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Website usage
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These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website without permission from Saena, LLC. Any usage of content, including modification of content, for use of any content for commercial purposes of any nature is strictly prohibited.
Trademarks
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Copyright Infringement
If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please send us a notice of copyright infringement. It is the policy of the Company to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
Dispute Resolution; Arbitration
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES AND CLAIMS WITH SAENA, LLC. AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.
- a) Binding Arbitration
Except for any disputes, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, demands or proceedings (collectively, “Disputes”) in which either party seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court or seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents, you and Saena, LLC. agree (a) to waive your and Saena, LLC’s respective rights to have any and all Disputes arising from or related to these Terms, or the Sites, Content or Products, resolved in a court, and (b) to waive your and Saena, LLC.’s respective rights to a jury trial. Instead, you and Saena, LLC. agree to arbitrate Disputes through binding arbitration (which is the referral of a Dispute to one or more persons charged with reviewing the Dispute and making a final and binding determination to resolve it instead of having the Dispute decided by a judge or jury in court).
- No Class Arbitrations, Class Actions or Representative Actions
You and Saena, LLC. agree that any Dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Sites, Content or Products is personal to you and Saena, LLC. and that such Dispute will be resolved solely through individual arbitration and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding. You and Saena, LLC. agree that there will be no class arbitration or arbitration in which an individual attempts to resolve a Dispute as a representative of another individual or group of individuals. Further, you and Saena, LLC. agree that a Dispute cannot be brought as a class or other type of representative action, whether within or outside of arbitration, or on behalf of any other individual or group of individuals.
- Federal Arbitration Act
You and Saena, LLC. agree that these Terms affect interstate commerce, and that the enforceability of this Section shall be both substantively and procedurally governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (the “FAA”), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
- Notice; Informal Dispute Resolution
You and Saena, LLC. agree that each party will notify the other party in writing of any arbitrable or small claims Dispute within thirty (30) days of the date it arises, so that the parties can attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute informally. Notice to Saena, LLC. shall be sent by certified mail or courier to Saena, LLC., Inc., Attn: General Counsel, 10950 Sherman Way, Suite 140, Burbank CA, 91505. Your notice must include (i) your name, postal address, telephone number, the email address you use or used for your Saena, LLC. account and, if different, an email address at which you can be contacted, (ii) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (iii) the specific relief that you are seeking. Our notice to you will be sent certified U.S. Mail and will include (i) our name, postal address, telephone number and an email address at which we can be contacted with respect to the Dispute, (ii) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (iii) the specific relief that we are seeking. If you and Saena, LLC. cannot agree how to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days after the date notice is received by the applicable party, then either you or Saena, LLC. may, as appropriate and in accordance with this Section, commence an arbitration proceeding or, to the extent specifically provided for in Paragraph (a) of this Section, file a claim in court.
- Process
EXCEPT FOR DISPUTES IN WHICH EITHER PARTY SEEKS TO BRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR SEEKS INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, LOGOS, TRADE SECRETS OR PATENTS, YOU AND SAENA, LLC. AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE MUST BE COMMENCED OR FILED BY YOU OR SAENA, LLC. WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE THE DISPUTE AROSE, OTHERWISE THE UNDERLYING CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED (WHICH MEANS THAT YOU AND SAENA, LLC. WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASSERT SUCH CLAIM REGARDING THE DISPUTE). You and Saena, LLC. agree that (i) any arbitration will occur in the State of California, County of California, (ii) arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), which are hereby incorporated by reference, and (iii) that the state or federal courts of the State of California and the United States, respectively, sitting in the State of California, County of Los Angeles, have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award. You may also litigate a Dispute in the small claims court located in the county of your billing address if the Dispute meets the requirements to be heard in small claims court.
- Authority of Arbitrator
As limited by the FAA, these Terms and the applicable AAA rules, the arbitrator will have (i) the exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding a Dispute, including the determination of whether a Dispute is arbitrable, and (ii) the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court; provided, however, that the arbitrator does not have the authority to conduct a class arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by these Terms. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual.
- Rules of AAA
The rules of AAA and additional information about AAA are available on the AAA website. By agreeing to be bound by these Terms, you either (i) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the rules of AAA, or (ii) waive your opportunity to read the rules of AAA and any claim that the rules of AAA are unfair or should not apply for any reason.
- Severability
If any term, clause or provision of this Section is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be so held to the minimum extent required by law, and all other terms, clauses and provisions of this Section will remain valid and enforceable. Further, the waivers set forth in Paragraph (b) of this Section are severable from the other provisions of these Terms and will remain valid and enforceable, except as prohibited by applicable law.
- Opt-Out Right
You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within thirty (30) days of the date you first accepted the terms of this Section by writing to: Saena, LLC., Attn: General Counsel,10950 Sherman Way Suite 140, Burbank CA, 91505. In order to be effective, the opt out notice must include your full name and clearly indicate your intent to opt out of binding arbitration.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver of by the Company of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.
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