Overview designobject [in the form of this web site at www.designobject.com, referred to herein as the "Site" or "site"] and its affiliates provide their services to you under the following User Policies and Terms of Service. BY ACCESSING. BROWSING, PURCHASING THROUGH OR USING THE SITE IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future designobject service or visit or purchase from any business affiliated with designobject, whether or not included in the designobject.com Web site, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms outlined in all policies contained throughout this web site then do not use this site or distribute information or content from this site. Your Account If you use this 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. designobject does sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use designobject only with involvement of a parent or guardian. designobject and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion. License and Site Access designobject grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this Site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of designobject. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of designobject. 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 designobject and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing designobject's name or trademarks without the express written consent of designobject. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by designobject. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of designobject so long as the link does not portray designobject, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any designobject logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission. Privacy Policy designobject respects the privacy of its users. For complete details, read our privacy policy by clicking here or selecting the "Privacy Policy" link from the navigation on the left of this page. User Conduct and Other Content Where applicable, users may send e-cards and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. designobject reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content. If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant designobject and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant designobject and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify designobject or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. designobject has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. designobject takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party. Shipping designobject will always, in good faith, attempt to meet the stated time for the shipping of an order after the receipt of a properly completed order. However, any delivery or shipment date provided by designobject to you is designobject's good faith estimate. You understand that product availability may be limited and particular products may not be available for immediate delivery. designobject shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense related to any delay in shipment or delivery. designobject cannot ship to P.O. Boxes. Title to any product and risk of loss passes from designobject to you on shipment from designobject's facility. You will be charged separately for shipping and handling, and all shipping charges will appear during the check-out process when you submit an order. Returns designobject strives to provide you with the best service available by offering a limited, 14-day return guarantee on merchandise (21 days for international orders). By limited, we mean that audio/video media [such as music CDs] may only be returned if they contain a manufacturing defect. Additionally, blank CD-R media may not be returned. All other products may be returned in accordance with the following procedures and protocols. Should you wish to return a purchase for refund or replacement, you must contact designobject for an Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA#) no more than 7 days after receiving your purchase. To obtain an RMA# you will need to provide the following information to our Customer Support department: order number, object name, the reason for return, daytime phone number, and billing email address. We will send your RMA# to your email address within 2 business days. After receiving your RMA#, mark it clearly on your return package and ship the merchandise being returned in its original packaging to the address below. If this is not possible, please pack and seal the item securely with all of its original materials. Merchandise that is damaged during return or incomplete upon receipt will not be accepted. You will have 14 days to return your merchandise after receiving your RMA# (orders from outside the continental United States will have 21 days). After this return period has passed the manufacturer's warranty prevails. Returns due to a manufacturing defect will either be repaired or replaced, at designobject's discretion. For refunds, we will issue a credit back to your card within 7 business days for the original purchase price of the item being returned minus shipping. Should the return be due to defect or erroneous shipment, we will pay the shipping costs to send a replacement or repaired product back to you. Depending on your financial institution, credits may take up to 2 billing cycles to appear. Contact/Ship To Address for Returns ATTN: RMA xxxxxxx designobject 1328 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94103 USA 415 621 1397 tel Email Support: returns@designobject.com Quick Help Launch Form Copyright All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of designobject or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of designobject and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of designobject or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. You agree not to access the Site or provide access to the Site by any means other than the interface that is provided by designobject for use in accessing the Site. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY DESIGNOBJECT ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. DESIGNOBJECT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, DESIGNOBJECT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DESIGNOBJECT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM DESIGNOBJECT ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. DESIGNOBJECT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. Indemnification You agree to indemnify and hold harmless designobject, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, employees, co-branders or other partners, and suppliers, from any claim, demand, action or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, made or incurred by any third party arising out of or related to your use of the Site, any products purchased on the Site, any Content you transmit via the Site, or your violation of the Terms. Risk of Loss All items purchased from designobject 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. Product Description designobject and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, designobject does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by designobject itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition. Please review our Returns policy. Other Businesses Where applicable, we provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. designobject does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use. Amendments and Changes to the Terms designobject reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Terms in whole or in part, at any time. Changes in the Terms will be effective when notice of such change is posted on designobject's homepage. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to these Terms are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes. You should periodically check the "User Policies / Terms of Service" in designobject's site to view the then current Terms. designobject may, in its sole discretion, terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the designobject Site, temporarily or permanently, including the availability of any features of the Site or access to any parts of the Site, at any time without notice to you, and you agree that designobject shall not be liable. Disputes Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to designobject or to products you purchase through designobject shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in San Francisco, California, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate designobject's intellectual property rights, designobject may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. 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. Termination You agree that designobject, in its sole discretion and at any time without notice to you, may terminate your use of the Site, including without limitation, your password and account, and may remove or delete any Content on the Site or within your account, including Content you have provided to designobject or transmitted through the Site. You further agree that designobject shall not be liable for any termination of your use of or access to the Site. In the event of any termination of the Terms, or your use of or access to the Site, you agree that the provisions regarding Intellectual Property Rights, Indemnification, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and General shall survive any such termination. Our Contact Information: Corporate + Shipping Office designobject, Inc. 1328 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94103 USA 415 621 1397 tel 415 621 1396 fax info@designobject.com http://www.designobject.com © 2001-2002 designobject, inc. all rights reserved. designobject and designobject.com are trademarks of designobject. all other trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies. Full notice.