terms of use
Welcome to our Web site, (TeaChest.com) provided by The Tea Chest. The following Terms and Conditions govern your use of TeaChest.com. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using TeaChest.com or purchasing any of TeaChest.com's products or services. These Terms and Conditions, the content of TeaChest.com or any of the products described on this site may be changed in the future without notice to you.
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE NOT GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE TEA CHEST TO ACCESS OR USE THIS SITE.
License and Site Access
TeaChest.com grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to use and access this Site, conditioned on your continued compliance with these Terms and Conditions. Except as expressly permitted by TeaChest.com, you may not copy, upload, post, transmit, download, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, transfer, mirror, frame or create derivative works of this Site or any part thereof, without the prior written consent of TeaChest.com. Further, you may not use any metatags or any other "hidden text" utilizing TeaChest.com's name, logo, trademarks or any other element of the Site without TeaChest.com's prior written consent.
Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy to understand TeaChest.com's privacy practices.
Intellectual Property
All content and technology available on or underlying the Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, data compilations, and software (the "Content") is the property of TeaChest.com, the Site Brands, or their respective content suppliers and technology and service providers ("Providers"), and is protected by United States and International copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of TeaChest.com and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Site (collectively the "Trademarks") are the registered and unregistered marks of TeaChest.com, the Site Brands, or certain third parties in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks not owned by TeaChest.com or the Site Brands that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by TeaChest.com or the Site Brands.
Except as set forth in the limited license in Section 4 below, neither the Site, the Trademarks, nor any portion of the Site may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any purpose without the prior written consent of TeaChest.com.
Children
This Site is not intended for children under the age of 13.
Inventory Availability and Back Orders
Inventory information is available for all products. This information can be used to estimate the likelihood that a product will be shipped immediately after you place your order. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that a product listed as "in stock" will actually ship right away, as inventory can change significantly from day to day. In rare cases, a product may be in stock when you place your order, and sold out by the time your order is processed. Should this happen, we will notify you via email.
Backordered merchandise includes items that are not currently in stock. In most cases, these items are on order from the manufacturers. In some cases, we are researching or waiting for stock information from one or more of our suppliers. TeaChest.com will make every effort to get the item(s) back in stock as soon as possible, usually within 15 days. If we haven't been able to locate and ship the item(s) to you in 30 days, an order status email will be sent to you. If for any reason we determine that a backordered item is no longer available, we will cancel the item from your order, notify you immediately via email, and delete the item from the Site's product offerings. Note: we will never charge your credit card until the item ships. Your credit card needs no adjustment upon order cancellation. If you paid by check or money order and have cancelled your order, TeaChest.com will automatically issue you a refund check. This check will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service to the billing address listed in your TeaChest.com account. If you would prefer a TeaChest.com credit, please contact TeaChest.com's Customer Service Department.
Disclaimers of Warranties:
The material contained in this Web Site has been checked for accuracy; however, there may be inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies and typographical errors. TeaChest.com expressly disclaims all liability for errors or omissions in, or the misuse or misinterpretation of, any information contained on this Web Site. Information published on this Web Site may refer to products, programs or services that are not available in your state or country. Without limiting the foregoing, the web site is provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind, either express of implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Limitation of Liability:
Neither TeaChest.com nor any third party involved in creating or delivering the Web Site will be liable under any theory (including negligence) for any incidental, consequential, indirect, special, or punitive damages arising out of your access to or use of the Web Site, even if TeaChest.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
With respect to any dispute over this Site, your rights, obligations and all actions contemplated by these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Hawaii, as if the Terms and Conditions were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within the State of Hawaii. Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to TeaChest.com or to products you purchase through TeaChest.com shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Honolulu, Hawaii.
TeaChest.com may change information contained on the Web Site at any time. All users of the material agree that access to and use of the material is subject to the terms and conditions stated in this legal notice, as well as all applicable laws. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE. If you are dissatisfied with the Web Site or any content on the site, your remedy is to discontinue using this site.
Links
TeaChest.com makes no claim or representation whatsoever about any other Web site which you may access by hyperlink from this Site. When you access any linked site from this Site, even one that contains the TeaChest.com logo, you should understand that it is independent from TeaChest.com, and that TeaChest.com has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, when you access any linked site from this Site, you should be aware that TeaChest.com's terms, conditions and policies may no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms, conditions and policies, including privacy and data-gathering practices, of each linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply that TeaChest.com endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such Web site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you download or access for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.
Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding TeaChest.com's performance made by the authors of the linked web site are theirs alone and do not represent opinions, forecasts or predictions of TeaChest.com or its management.
If you have any questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at the following address: .
Revised: January 12, 2003
