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Terms & Conditions

Published on: October 28, 2016 | Author: Melissa Christ

LEGAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE SITE

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. If you do not agree with any of the Terms of Use below, do not use this site. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update these Terms of Use, and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations, or updates.

Materials You See on this Web Site and Your Use of Them

Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) makes no representation that materials in the site, including merchandise offered for sale on the site and their trademarks, patents, and licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States. Those who choose to access this site from locations outside of the U.S. do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments of merchandise to consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise to the common carrier.

All material on this site, including images, illustrations, and special surveys, sweepstakes, games, and promotions, is protected by copyrights which are owned and controlled either by Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), affiliated entities, or by third parties who have licensed their material to any of them. Material from www.shmutzies.com may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any purpose other than your own personal, non-commercial, home use is a violation of the copyrights and other property rights held by Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), or affiliated companies. The use of any such material on any other Web site or networked computer environment without the express written consent of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) is prohibited.

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the “Trademarks”) which you see on this site are registered and unregistered trademarks of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), its affiliates, and others. Nothing in this site grants to you any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this site without the express written permission of the owner of the Trademark. Your use or misuse of the Trademarks displayed on this site, or any other content on this site, is strictly prohibited.

This site is owned by Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), a Pennsylvania company with a principal place of business located at 121 Friends Lane Suite 100, Newtown, Pa. 18940, USA. The phone number is 215-968-2947.

This site is managed by Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) Corporate Headquarters is located at 121 Friends Lane Suite 100, Newtown, Pa. 18940, USA. The phone number is 215-968-2947.

 

Matter You Submit to Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com)

Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) welcomes your comments regarding our merchandise and services, including our Internet site. However, any notes, messages, billboard postings, ideas, suggestions, or other material which you submit to Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) will become property of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) and Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) shall be entitled to use any kind and nature of material which you submit for any type of use forever including in any media whether now known or hereafter devised. When you submit material to Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site, you agree that Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) has the right to publish the material for any type of use as outlined above including for promotional and advertising purposes, without compensation to you of any kind. As a result, we must ask that you do not send us any original creative materials such as stories, original artwork, or methods of effects.

You agree to indemnify Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors, vendors, and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your breach of any of these terms and conditions.

Privacy and Security Policies

We are privileged to have you as a customer, and as in any valued relationship, we place great emphasis on your privacy and your wishes. When you use your credit card to shop at Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), your transaction is secure. We guarantee it. Our servers use advanced encryption technology that safeguards your personal information. We’re guarded by physical firewalls as well as virtual firewalls. Credit card information is processed through PayPal’s systems as an added safeguard. In fact, shopping at Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) is safer than using your credit card over the phone or at a store in your hometown.

Data about your activity while visiting our website is automatically provided to Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), when you sign on. It is used by us, in non-personally-identifiable form for internal purposes such as analyzing how our customers shop, where they spend the most time, and what types of merchandise they find most interesting. E-mail addresses and other personally identifying data is known only when voluntarily submitted or posted to us. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) uses personally identifying data that you provide to us to tell you about carefully screened products which we feel may be of interest to you. If, at any point, you no longer wish to receive communications from Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), please forward such request to us by calling us at 215-968-2947. In addition, we will use your e-mail address and other personally identifying information to respond to you when you communicate with Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) For example, we respond to e-mail from visitors who have contacted us for specific purposes such as making a product inquiry or entering any of our giveaways or sweepstakes. We may also use the shipping and payment addresses of our customers to send them Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com)print catalogs or similar direct mailings.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy and security policy, please call us at 215-968-2947. It is our honor to serve you, and we know that with this honor comes an important responsibility.

Other Sites Which May Be Linked to this Site

Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) may include links to other Internet sites maintained by third parties for your convenience only (“Linked Sites”). Neither Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), its parent or subsidiary companies, nor their affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on Linked Sites which are not owned or controlled by an affiliate of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) You access them at your own risk and by accessing them you completely leave Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), whether or not it has a relationship with Linked Sites, is not responsible for the content on the Linked Sites and disclaims all liability for any injury you experience while you are in such Linked Site.

Disclaimer.

THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. EXCEPT FOR PRODUCT WARRANTIES SHOWN IN TEXT FOR SELECT MERCHANDISE, Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com)COMPANIES,INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE OR IN LINKED SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

The material that you read in Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site is provided solely for entertainment, promotional, and commercial purposes.

Limitation of Liability

Neither Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), nor its affiliated or related entities, or its vendors, or content providers are responsible or liable to any person or entity whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive, special, or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character whatsoever based upon or resulting from any information, opinions, or products and services provided on Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site or from the use of, or the inability to use, Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) materials on the site. You specifically agree that Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), is not liable for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site or any materials on the site, or with any of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site.

Termination

These Terms of Use constitute an agreement which is effective until terminated by Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), at any time, without notice. Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), may terminate your right to use this site immediately, without notice to you if, Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com)’s sole discretion, you fail to comply with any of these Terms of Use. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) site, and the restrictions imposed upon you with respect to material copied or downloaded, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms of Use, shall survive the termination of this agreement. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) relating to the subject matter addressed herein.

The Law that Governs this Web Site

This agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, the principal place of business of Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com), without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree to bring any claims against Shmutzies.com, (shmutzies.com) exclusively in the state or federal courts of Pennsylvania. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Materials Used on This Site

The materials used on this site are not permitted to be copied, altered or used in any way without our written permission. This applies to graphics, images, coding, design, logos, taglines, video and the like.

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In most cases, your name, email, phone number and any comments are emailed to a recipient who manages this website. At time additional information may be asked to be submitted on the form you submit to us. This same data is stored on our website as a backup in case email fails to send which can happen on occasion.

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Who we share your data with

Your personal data is never shared with other companies or sold. It is used only by our team and members of our staff within our environment.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

In most cases, your name, email, phone number and any comments are emailed to a recipient who manages this website. At time additional information may be asked to be submitted on the form you submit to us. This same data is stored on our website as a backup in case email fails to send which can happen on occasion.

Additional information

At time additional information may be asked to be submitted on the form you submit to us. This same data is stored on our website as a backup in case email fails to send which can happen on occasion.

How we protect your data

Our website uses secure encryption to secure all of our data. We have commercial software as well as proprietary software running on all of the servers where this website is hosted. We have security apps running on the website level as well that help fend off the bad guys and alert us to hack attempts. We also employ the services of a third party Content Delivery Network which is the third level of defense against attackers.

What data breach procedures we have in place

  1. 1In the case of a personal data breach, the controller shall without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it, notify the personal data breach to the supervisory authority competent in accordance with Article 55, unless the personal data breach is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. 2Where the notification to the supervisory authority is not made within 72 hours, it shall be accompanied by reasons for the delay.
  2. The processor shall notify the controller without undue delay after becoming aware of a personal data breach.
  3. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall at least:
    a. describe the nature of the personal data breach including where possible, the categories and approximate number of data subjects concerned and the categories and approximate number of personal data records concerned;
    b. communicate the name and contact details of the data protection officer or other contact point where more information can be obtained;
    c. describe the likely consequences of the personal data breach;
    d. describe the measures taken or proposed to be taken by the controller to address the personal data breach, including, where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
  4. Where, and in so far as, it is not possible to provide the information at the same time, the information may be provided in phases without undue further delay.
  5. 1The controller shall document any personal data breaches, comprising the facts relating to the personal data breach, its effects and the remedial action taken. 2That documentation shall enable the supervisory authority to verify compliance with this Article.

What third parties we receive data from

We use Google Analytics to track traffic to our website. Slimstats is also used for traffic information. We utilize Who’s Online to see the users currently on our site and from what area they are arriving from.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

No automated decision making is done, we simply analyze where traffic is coming from in order to see if our marketing ideas are working well. To see a list of technologies used within this website: https://builtwith.com/shmutzies.com

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