AstonishingCards.com User Agreement
March 24, 2008
1. Acceptance of Terms.
To obtain full access to the Astonishingcards.com Web site, you must read the
terms and conditions of services set forth below (the "User Agreement") and
agree to be legally bound by the obligations imposed on you in this User
Agreement. By clicking the "I Accept" button, you accept the terms and
conditions of this User Agreement. We may amend this User Agreement without
notice to you by posting the changes on our Web site, and changes will be
effective two business days after being posted.
2. Users.
The postcard printing and mailing services offered on this Web site are
available only to individuals age 13 or over who are residents of the United
States. We may refuse any or all of our services to anyone at any time, in our
sole discretion.
3. Pricing.
All costs and taxes are quoted in U.S. dollars. You must pay all applicable
taxes on purchases made on our Web site. We may in our sole discretion add,
delete or change some or all of the prices of our products and services at any
time without notice.
4. Astonishingcards.com is a Marketing Tool.
Astonishingcards.com is a unique tool for use in creating postcards from camera
phones or other types of digital or film cameras. We are not obligated to
screen or review text or graphics before we print and/or mail your marketing
materials, ALTHOUGH WE RETAIN THE RIGHT TO DO SO AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO
YOU. We cannot nor do we try to control the content of all materials created on
our Web site. You are solely responsible for and assume all liability arising
from all materials that you and any other person using your user ID and
password print and mail using the Astonishingcards.com Web site. If a third
party notifies us of "problem" materials (defined as any materials, the
publication of which, by us, could have a negative or detrimental effect on our
business or reputation), or if we become aware of problem materials created by
you, we may review those materials and take any action with respect to the
materials that we deem necessary in our sole discretion, including, but not
limited to, refusing to print or mail the materials. If the situation warrants,
we may, in our sole discretion, contact the appropriate authorities. The fact
that we allow materials to be printed or mailed does not mean that:
(1) we approve or endorse the content of the materials,
(2) the materials comply with all applicable laws, or
(3) you will not incur any liability or harm arising from the materials.
5. Return Address on Your Materials.
Astonishingcards.com will automatically print a return address on all materials
that you create using the Astonishingcards.com Web site. The default return
address is the billing address on your credit card unless you modify your
return address. It is a breach of US Postal Regulations to show a false return
address on mail.
6. Your Content & Information.
All information, data, text, software, photographs, graphics, messages or other
materials ("Content") you upload, post or create using this Web site is solely
your responsibility. You must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the
use of any of your Content and mailing of your materials. You represent and
warrant to Astonishingcards.com that:
(i) you and your authorized users have the full right, power, and authority to
perform any function with relation to the Content (including without limitation
uploading, posting, reproducing, distributing, publicly displaying and making
derivative works from the Content) that you or they perform via the
Astonishingcards.com Web site;
(ii) your use and the use by your authorized users of the Content does not and
will not infringe any copyright or right of privacy, violate any statutory or
common law right; interfere with any intellectual property or other proprietary
rights of any third party; or contain any matter that is libelous or otherwise
in contravention of law; and
(iii) your information will be true, accurate, current and complete at all
times. All information you provide to us about yourself during the registration
process or through any other feature on this Web site will be referred to as
"Your Information." Astonishingcards.com will only use Your Information in
accordance with our Privacy Policy. We act merely as a passive conduit for your
online design, creation, printing, and mailing of your Content, in reliance on
your representations and warranties in this User Agreement.
7. You Will Comply with All Laws.
When you use the Astonishingcards.com Web site in any way such as creating,
printing and mailing materials, you will comply at all times with all
applicable United States federal, state and local laws, statutes, regulations,
and ordinances and will not take any action that harms or violates the rights
of any person or entity. If you mail materials outside the United States, you
will comply with the laws of the country to which the materials are mailed. We
cannot and do not offer legal advice concerning US or International laws that
may apply to your Content or materials.
8. Astonishingcards.com Privacy Policy.
We collect personal information on this Web site. To learn more about how we use
Your Information please see our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part of this Agreement. We may collect and use Your
Information as set forth in our Privacy Policy.
9. Astonishingcards.com May Cooperate with Third Parties.
You authorize Astonishingcards.com and its vendors and contractors to cooperate
with the US Postal Service and any US or non-U.S. Law enforcement or
governmental agency, which cooperation includes, but is not limited to,
Astonishingcards.com voluntarily disclosing (i.e. without being subject to a
lawful order to disclose) to the US Postal Service, and any US or non-U.S. Law
enforcement and/or governmental agency any or all of Your Information and your
Content.
10. Indemnification.
You will indemnify and hold Astonishingcards.com and its parent company, Astonishingmail, LLC, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, shareholders,
employees, agents, printers, contractors, vendors, co-branders, suppliers,
internet service providers, and partners harmless from any loss, cost, claim,
demand or other harm of any kind, including reasonable attorneys fees, due to
or arising out of Your Information, your Content, your use of this Web site,
the use of this Web site by any person who uses this Web site while logged on
under your user name and password, materials mailed using your user name and
password, your default under any provision in this User Agreement, your
violation of any laws and your violation of any rights of another person.
11. Termination.
Astonishingcards.com, in its sole discretion without notice to you, may:
(1) terminate your access to its Web site or your use
of any feature of its Web site,
(2) remove and discard any of Your Information and your Content stored on the
Web site, or
(3) refuse to mail any materials and
(4) terminate this Web site, or any feature on the Web site.
Astonishingcards.com will not be liable to you or any third-party for any
suspension or termination of your access to this Web site or your Content;
except Astonishingcards.com will refund to you any unused amounts credited to
your account.
12. Links.
This Web site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other world
wide Web sites or resources. Astonishingcards.com is not responsible for the
availability of any external sites or resources to which we hyperlink ("Linked
Sites"), and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content,
advertising, products, or other materials on or available from Linked Sites.
Astonishingcards.com will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with
use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on or through
any Linked Sites.
13. Astonishingcards.com Proprietary Rights.
This Web site and any necessary software used in connection with it ("Software")
contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. Content contained in sponsor
advertisements or information presented to you on this Web site may be
protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other
proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by
Astonishingcards.com or its advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease,
loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this Web site or the
Software, in whole or in part. Astonishingcards.com grants you a personal,
non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of
its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow
any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse
engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code,
sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer
any right in the Software.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties.
Your use of this Web site is at your sole risk. We do not warrant the accuracy
of any text statements made, although we are unaware of any inaccuracies in
this regard. Sample language is provided for your review and editing as
appropriate for your materials, and you alone are responsible for the final
text and Content. This Web site is provided on an "as is" and "as available"
basis. Astonishingcards.com disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether
express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Astonishingcards.com makes no warranty that
(1) the Web site will meet your requirements,
(2) the Web site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free,
(3) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Web site will be
accurate or reliable,
(4) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material
purchased or obtained by you through this Web site will meet your expectations,
and
(5) any errors in the Software will be corrected. Any material downloaded or
otherwise obtained through the use of this Web site is done at your own
discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any damage to your
computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such
material. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you
from Astonishingcards.com or through or from this Web site shall create any
warranty not expressly stated in this User Agreement.
15. Limitation of Liability.
Astonishingcards.com will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special, consequential or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to,
damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses
(even if Astonishingcards.com has been advised of the possibility of such
damages), resulting from:
(1) the use or the inability to use this Web site;
(2) the cost of procuring substitute goods and services resulting from any
goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received
or transactions entered into through or from this Web site;
(3) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data;
(4) statements or conduct of any third party on this Web site; or
(5) any other matter relating to this Web site.
Our liability, and the liability of our printers, suppliers, contractors and
vendors, to you or any third parties in any circumstance is limited to the
lesser of
(1) the amount of fees you pay to us in the 12 months
before the action giving rise to liability, or
(2) $100.
16. Notice.
Notices from us to you and from you to us may be given by either email or
regular mail. Notice is deemed given 24 hours after an email is sent, unless
the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. If we use the
US mail to send you a notice, the notice will be deemed given 3 days after the
date of mailing. This Web site may also provide notices of changes to the User
Agreement or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you
generally on the Web site.
17. Copyrights.
Astonishingcards.com respects the intellectual property rights of others and we
ask our users to do the same. You should assume that all text, graphics and
images that you find on the world wide Web are subject to a copyright. In
general, it is a violation of federal law to copy text, graphics or images that
are subject to a copyright and use the copyrighted material on materials
generated using Astonishingcards.com without the consent of the owner of the
copyright. Before copying any text, graphics or images, you must confirm that
it is in the public domain and not subject to a copyright or obtain the consent
of the owner of the copyright to use the material. You authorize
Astonishingcards.com to cooperate with copyright owners who claim that you have
infringed or may infringe their intellectual property rights. This cooperation
includes, but is not limited to taking the following action without notice:
disclosing Your Information and your Content to the copyright owner or its
agent and destroying all alleged infringing material. Please refer to our
Copyright Policy.
All designs and text that are a part of the Astonishingcards.com Web site have
been created by us for the express purpose of being used as presented, provided
that the user agrees to this User Agreement and complies with its terms. USE OF
THIS WEB SITE TO GENERATE MARKETING MATERIALS OR OTHER RELATED GOODS PROVIDED
FOR ON THIS SITE IS PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THE USER COMPLETES AND PAYS FOR THE
ORDER OF THE MARKETING MATERIALS. It is not permitted to copy text, graphics,
design or other information or materials found on this site except as part of
an order of personal or marketing materials from Astonishingcards.com.
18. General Information.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or
franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
This User Agreement and the agreements incorporated herein are the entire
agreements between you and Astonishingcards.com and governs your use of this
Web site. This User Agreement supersedes any prior agreements between you and
Astonishingcards.com. You also may be subject to additional terms and
conditions that may apply when you use affiliate or other services, third-party
content or third-party software. The User Agreement and the relationship
between you and Astonishingcards.com will be governed by the laws of the State
of South Carolina without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and
Astonishingcards.com agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts located in Greenville County, South Carolina. The failure of a
party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this User Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of the right or provision. Our failure to act with
respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with
respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
19. Disclosures.
This Web site is provided by Astonishingcards.com., located at 206 Asheton Lakes
Way, Simpsonville, SC 29681-3705 and is a product of Astonishingmail, LLC. If
you have any questions or comments about the Astonishingcards.com User
Agreement, contact us at john@astonishingcards.com.
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