Terms of Service
GourmetWeddingGifts.com Terms of Service
Welcome to the GourmetWeddingGifts.com website (the "Site"). GourmetWeddingGifts.com (GWG) provides its services to you subject to the following conditions. Before you may use the Site, the user (“you”) must read and accept all of the terms and conditions in, and linked to, this Terms of Service ("TOS") and the linked Privacy Policy. GWG (“we”) strongly recommends that you read this TOS document in its entirety, and that you also access and read any linked information as it is part of this TOS. Use of any functionality of the Site constitutes acceptance of this TOS. This TOS is effective immediately upon acceptance. If this TOS conflicts with any other documents, this TOS document will supersede for the purposes of usage of the Site. If you do not agree to be bound by this TOS and the Privacy Policy, you may not use the Site in any way.
1) Description of Services
Within the Site, GWG provides users with access to purchase a wide variety of gifts (the "Service"). You are responsible for obtaining access to the Site, and that access may involve third-party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Site.
2) License and Site Access
GWG grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of the Site and the Service. This license does not include any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another vendor or any other third party; caching; unauthorized hypertext links to the Site and the framing of any Content available through the Site; uploading, posting, or transmitting any content that you do not have a right to make available (such as the intellectual property of another party); uploading, posting, or transmitting any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; any action that imposes or may impose (in GWG's sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on GWG's infrastructure; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. You may not bypass any measures used by GWG to prevent or restrict access to the Site. Any unauthorized use by you shall terminate the permission or license granted to you by GWG.
3) Eligibility
The GWG.com Service is not available to minors under the age of 18 or to any users suspended or removed from the system by GWG for any reason. Additionally, users are prohibited from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring a GWG.com account to another party. If you do not qualify, you may not use the GWG.com Service or the Site.
4) Your Account
In consideration of your use of the Site, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site's registration form. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete), or GWG has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, GWG has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any portion thereof). If you use the Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Because of this, we strongly recommend that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You agree to notify GWG immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. GWG reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in its sole discretion.
5) Submitted Content
GWG does not claim ownership of any materials you make available through the Site. At GWG's sole discretion, such materials may be included in the Service in whole or in part or in a modified form. With respect to such materials you submit or make available for inclusion on the Site, you grant GWG a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, copy, distribute, publicly display, modify, create derivative works, and sublicense such materials or any part of such materials. You hereby represent, warrant and covenant that any materials you provide do not include anything (including, but not limited to, text, images, music or video) to which you do not have the full right to grant the license specified in this Section 5.
6) Disclaimer of Warranty
ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ON THE SITE, OR OBTAINED FROM A WEBSITE TO WHICH THE SITE IS LINKED (A "LINKED SITE") ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY OR ACCURACY.
GWG DOES NOT ENDORSE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR (A) THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT MADE THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN GWG, (B) ANY CONTENT PROVIDED ON LINKED SITES OR (C) THE CAPABILITIES OR RELIABILITY OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE.
OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL GWG BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A USER'S RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR A LINKED SITE, OR USER'S RELIANCE ON ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC OPINION, ADVICE, PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT.
7) Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GWG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU 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 GWG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT, OR ANY RELATED SERVICES
8) Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold GWG (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and employees) harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, or arising out of or related to your breach of this TOS, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
9) Electronic Communication
When you use the Site or send emails to GWG, you are communicating with GWG electronically. You consent to receive communications electronically from GWG and its Site Affiliates (as defined in the Privacy Policy). GWG will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
10) Site-Provided Email and Postings
The Site may provide users with the ability to send email messages to other users and non-users and to post messages on the Site. GWG is under no obligation to review any messages, information, or content ("Postings") posted on the Site by users and assumes no responsibility or liability relating to any such Postings. Notwithstanding the above, GWG may from time to time monitor the Postings on the Site and may decline to accept and/or remove any email or Postings. You understand and agree not to use any functionality provided by the Site to post content or initiate communications that contain: (i) Any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
(ii) Advertisements or solicitations of any kind.
(iii) Impersonate others or provide any kind of false information.
(iv) Personal information such as messages which state phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses, or employer references.
(v) Messages by non-spokesperson employees of GWG purporting to speak on behalf of GWG or containing confidential information or expressing opinions concerning GWG.
(vi) Messages that offer unauthorized downloads of any copyrighted or private information.
(vii) Multiple messages placed within individual folders by the same user restating the same point.
(viii) Chain letters of any kind.
(ix) Identical (or substantially similar) messages to multiple recipients advertising any product or service, expressing a political or other similar message, or any other type of unsolicited commercial message. This prohibition includes but is not limited to a) Using GWG.com invitations to send messages to people who don't know you or who are unlikely to recognize you as a known contact; b) Using GWG.com to connect to people who don't know you and then sending unsolicited promotional messages to those direct connections without their permission; and c) Sending messages to distribution lists, newsgroup aliases, or group aliases.
11) Links
The Site or third parties may provide links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because GWG has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that GWG is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that GWG shall 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 such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
12) Access to Password Protected/Secure Areas
Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution.
13) Modification of Changes
GWG reserves the right to make changes to the Site, related policies and agreements, this TOS, and the Privacy Policy at any time.
14) Trademarks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks ("Marks") displayed on the Site are the property of GWG and other parties. Users are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without the written permission of GWG or such third party which may own the Marks. All information and content including any software programs available on or through the Site ("Content") is protected by copyright. Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works, or using any Content available on or through the Site for commercial or public purposes.
15) Survival of Terms After Agreement Ends
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this TOS, or any general legal principles to the contrary, any provision of this TOS that imposes or contemplates continuing obligations on a party will survive the expiration or termination of this TOS.
16) Shipping
Shipping times depend on products ordered. Please check within product page descriptions for shipping time estimates. Currently we ship to the contiguous U.S. 48 states including Washington, D.C. We are unable to ship to Alaska or Hawaii at this time.
17) Data Usage
You agree that you have read and agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy, including the potential use of user data based on tracking or conversion pixels.
18) General
If any of these conditions are deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the parties agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the unenforceable condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition. Headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of such section. This TOS and the relationship between you and GWG will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and GWG agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of California with respect to any legal proceedings that may arise in connection with this TOS. The failure of GWG to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive its right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. GWG does not guarantee it will take action against all breaches of this TOS. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this TOS, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this TOS. This TOS constitutes the entire agreement between you and GWG and governs your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and GWG with respect to the Site.