ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to FreeShoppingChina.com. FreeShoppingChina.com provides services for you that are subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice. FreeShoppingChina.com recommends that you review this page from time to time to note any changes. If you visit or order from FreeShoppingChina.com, you are accepting these terms. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future service or business from us, you will also be subject to the guidelines, terms, and agreements applicable to such service or business.
Conditions of Use
Product Availability
* Please note that sometimes products presented in this website are or may become unavailable, or may be available but only in lesser or limited quantities (for example due to extremely quick turnovers of certain popular items), or may be or become subject to shipping availability or delivery delays.
In such circumstances, we shall notify you of your options available at that time (if any). For example, a postponement or extension of time for the order or transaction processing and delivery of the products concerned, or a restriction of your order or transaction quantity to a lower amount, or a cancellation or termination of your order or transaction, may arise.
If (in our sole and absolute discretion) it appears that no such option is reasonably or commercially feasible, appropriate or available, or that no such option can or is likely to be agreed upon by the parties, then we shall have the right to reject, cancel or terminate your order or transaction. In such event, we shall refund to you (without interest) any payment you made and which we have received for such order or transaction. Such refund shall constitute our sole and exclusive liability, and your sole and exclusive remedy, in respect of any non- or limited availability of products or any shipping availability or delivery delays (as the case may be), and the resulting rejection, cancellation or termination.
Applicability
* Any and all orders and transactions made or processed through this website are subject to, and shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to, these FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions, as amended and/or supplemented by any other product-specific Additional Terms & Conditions, if applicable (see below).
* Please note that other Additional Terms & Conditions may apply to specific products. Such Additional Terms & Conditions (if any) are posted and available on the applicable product page. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of these FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions and the provisions of the applicable Additional Terms & Conditions (if any), the provisions of the applicable Additional Terms & Conditions shall prevail, but only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency.
* We may amend these FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions at any time, by posting the amended version on this website. Such amended version shall automatically be effective upon its posting on this website.
Disclaimers
* Please note that we are not the actual manufacturer and/or the original supplier of any of the products presented in this website. These products have been placed with us merely on a consignment basis by, or have been procured by us from, the actual manufacturer(s) and/or original supplier(s) thereof.
We do NOT take any responsibility and can NOT guarantee that all the products we do agent-purchasing for you are authentic and 100% original.
* Accordingly, except as otherwise expressly provided in these FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions or in the applicable Additional Terms & Conditions (if any):
1. we do not make any representation or warranty whatsoever (whether express or implied) in respect of any of the products presented in this website, including (but not limited to) any representation or warranty as to use, operation, condition, quality, merchantability, suitability, fitness for any purpose, non-infringement of any intellectual property or other rights, or compliance with or non-violation of any law or regulation; and
2. we expressly disclaim, do not assume and shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever in respect of, or arising from or in connection with, or in any way relating to or associated with, any of the products presented in this website or the advertising, offering, sale, delivery, export or import thereof, including but not limited to any responsibility or liability for any compensatory, direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage; or any loss of data, business, opportunity, income, revenue or profit; or any loss of or damage to property; or any claim of or by any third party.
* Without affecting the generality of the above disclaimers and exclusions, please note in particular that, as we are not the actual manufacturer and/or original supplier of the products presented in this website, we are unable to and do not warrant the legitimate or authentic intellectual property status of such products, and we cannot and shall not be responsible or liable in the event of any intellectual property infringement claims, actions or consequences arising from or in connection with such products or the sale or use (in commerce or otherwise) thereof.
* We shall not be liable for any delay, breach or failure of performance due to, or arising from or in connection with, any cause, reason or event beyond our reasonable control, for example (but not limited to) any act of God; any fire, flood, explosion, storm, typhoon, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami or disaster; any theft, robbery or vandalism; any disease outbreak or epidemic or quarantine restriction; any notice, order, direction, instruction, request, requirement, act or omission of any governmental, regulatory, legislative, executive, judicial, civil or military authority, agency or body (including any customs authority); any national emergency, insurrection, riot, civil commotion, war or warlike operation; any act of terrorism; any strike, lockout, work stoppage or labour dispute, trouble or difficulty; any delay in shipping or transportation; any manufacturer, supplier or product unavailability or shortage; or any breach, delay, fault, act or omission of any product manufacturer or supplier, or any of our service providers (including our warehousing, logistics, shipping or delivery service providers), or any other third party.
* If any disclaimer or exclusion herein is not permissible under any applicable law, then we shall only be liable to pay to you the lower of either one of the following (and not both): (i) a refund (without interest) of any payment actually remitted to and received by us for the product concerned; or (ii) a compensation for the amount of any actual direct damage or loss proven by you (as substantiated by evidence and documents reasonably acceptable to us), up to a maximum amount not exceeding in the aggregate the total purchase price for the product concerned. Under no circumstances whatsoever shall our liability to you, whether in contract or in tort (including negligence) or under any other theory, ground or cause of action, exceed in the aggregate a maximum amount equal to the total purchase price for the product concerned.
Buyer's Warranties & Indemnities
* You hereby represent and warrant that you have all lawful rights (including but not limited to any and all applicable governmental or regulatory permits, consents, approvals or licenses) necessary to place your order or to transact for, to purchase and pay for, to import and take delivery of, and to use (in commerce or otherwise) or further transact in, the product(s) concerned and to perform all of your associated obligations, activities and transactions, and that such ordering, transaction, purchase, payment, importation, taking of delivery, use (in commerce or otherwise), further transaction and/or performance do not and shall not infringe any right (including but not limited to any intellectual property rights) of any person or entity or violate any applicable law or regulation.
* You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless us (and our parents, subsidiaries and affiliates) and any of our (or their) directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, contractors and product or service suppliers, from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, suits, actions, proceedings, judgments, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements on a full indemnity basis) arising from or in connection with any breach of any of your representations, warranties, undertakings, agreements and/or obligations hereunder.
Co-operation in Legal or Regulatory Proceedings
* You expressly agree that (i) you shall upon our request furnish us with copies of any notices and/or other documents from each applicable customs agency and/or other governmental or regulatory authorities and/or customs brokers, relating to the shipments and/or products concerned; (ii) we are hereby authorized by you to request for, procure and obtain any notices, information and/or documents directly from each applicable customs agency and/or other governmental or regulatory authorities and/or customs brokers, relating to the shipments and/or products concerned; and (iii) you shall provide us (upon reasonable notice) with any and all relevant information and documents requested by us, and shall co-operate reasonably with us, in connection with or for the purposes of our investigating, responding to and/or dealing with any applicable customs agency and/or regulatory enquiries, investigations, seizures and/or actions, and/or any other legal or regulatory proceedings, relating to the shipments and/or products concerned.
Other Terms & Conditions
* We shall do our best to provide timely and helpful customer support to all interested buyers. If you find problems with our service, please contact us at Customer Services and we shall try to resolve any problem as quickly as possible.
* We reserve the right to reject, cancel or terminate any order or transaction without any reason or cause, in which case we shall refund to you (without interest) any payment you may already have made for such order or transaction. Such refund so made shall constitute our sole and exclusive liability, and your sole and exclusive remedy, in respect of such rejection, cancellation or termination.
* We reserve the right to modify our shipping and handling terms, return policy, and any other terms and conditions of these FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions or any applicable Additional Terms & Conditions, with or without any prior notice.
* These FreeShoppingChina.com Terms & Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed in all respects by the laws of China mainland.
Privacy Notice
FreeShoppingChina.com values the privacy of our visitors/customers and takes every known precaution to safe guard the information we collect from unauthorized use. The following is a detailed explanation of the privacy policy for FreeShoppingChina.com.
The Information We Collect
FreeShoppingChina.com believes it is important for you to know what types of information we collect when you use our site. We employ various methods for collecting information. To begin with, we use cookies? that are needed to compile aggregate non-personally identifiable information about the visitors to our web site. Personally identifiable information consists of information that is unique to you, such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, social security numbers, home address, email address and the like. This is the type of information that most people consider private and deem the most important to protect from unauthorized access. Non-personally identifiable information most often consists of things such as your search preferences, the types of products you have bought, how many times you have visited a particular web site, etc. This type of information is usually associated with a particular computer or IP address but not with a particular person. "Cookies" are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Each time you access our web site; our server finds the relevant cookie on your computer. The information contained within that cookie is then used to customize your experience with our site. The following is a list of the information we collect: Email, Name, Company Name, Street Address, Post Code, City, Country, Telephone Number, Password.
WHY DO WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?
We use this information in order to serve the needs of our customers. We need to know who you are in order to verify the credit card information you have sent us. We collect several pieces of personal information from you in order to complete this verification process. The non-personal information that we collect from you is used in order to offer you better service and to make your experience with our site more enjoyable. Any information that we may inadvertently collect from you, that does not serve one of these reasons stated above, is immediately purged from our system.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to keep your personal information secure. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.
Order Offline
Although we employ the safest data encryption methods possible, if for any reason you would like to place your order offline, you may reach us by email, google talk or MSN and a customer service agent will take your order and payment information to help you complete the orders.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO MY INFORMATION?
Only those employees that are responsible for handling your account have access to your information. Additionally, employees in our technical department may have access to your information in order to conduct routine checks on the integrity of our system and in order to perform necessary maintenance work. In order to process your credit card we have to consult with an out side credit card processing company. These processing companies are regulated by the banking industry and must meet certain security requirements in order to be in business. The processing companies will have access to your credit card information, billing address, name, and possibly your telephone number. The processing company will communicate with the issuing bank of your credit card in order to get final approval to charge your credit card for the product or services we are providing for you. Additionally, judicial requests by a duly authorized court will require us to divulge certain information regarding your account should that situation arise. Finally, should our company ever be bought or sold, your account information would then become the property of the new owner/entity.
Removal from database
You always have the option to view your account to make sure the information we have collected from you is indeed correct. You also have the option of removing any information from your account that you wish to keep private. However, please note that removing certain information such as your email address, contact information, and the like may greatly hinder our ability to effectively provide the service or products you have requested. We recommend, that you contact us first to discuss which information you may remove without interrupting the quality of service we intend to provide for you.
Links to Other Sites
Users should be aware that when you are on this Web site you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There may be links to other sites that take you outside of our service. This may include links from Licensed Properties, sponsors and partners. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit personal information. Also be aware of where you end up when you navigate the Web. Check the linked site to locate its Privacy Policy which may be different from our own. If the FreeShoppingChina.com links you to any third party site, we make no representation as to the existence, sufficiency, accuracy, or completeness of their Privacy Policy.
Future Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. However, if any changes do occur, we will publish the changes to our web site and post a notice on the home page that a new privacy policy has been implemented. We will also take reasonable steps to contact you personally to let you know of the new changes. Should the company be bought or sold to someone else, we will take reasonable steps to notify you personally. You will then be given the option to keep your account open or to terminate.
