Terms of service

You will find below Northern Classics’ Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) for this Website (the “Site”).  In these Terms, references to “we” or “us” are references to Northern Classics.  These Terms apply to use of our website at www.northernclassics.com. These Terms include a provision for arbitration of disputes between the parties.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Site, our policies, and these Terms at any time.  All changes are effective upon posting. By accessing, signing in, or creating an account to use the Site, you accept all the provisions of these Terms.  Because these Terms may change from time to time, please check these Terms often. If you are unwilling to be bound by these Terms, you should not access, use, register for, or purchase merchandise from the Site.

By using our Site, you affirm that you are of legal age to enter into these Terms.  If you are not, your parent or guardian must consent to these Terms on your behalf, and your use of the Site confirms that they have provided that consent.

By providing your email address to us, you agree that we may provide email notifications to you (regarding updates to this website, transaction notifications, security alerts, and marketing messages). If you do not want us to continue contacting you, you may request that we remove you from our email list by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. We reserve the right to continue contacting you in order to complete your requested transactions, to provide notifications required by applicable law, and as otherwise set forth in our Privacy Policy, which we encourage you to review.

You agree and understand that the Site may be modified by us, in our sole discretion, at any time without prior notice. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or services to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit quantities of products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at our sole discretion.  We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Occasionally there may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times, and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information if any information is inaccurate at any time without prior notice. Prices for products are subject to change without notice.

We use a variety of third party services to ship products. This information may change from time to time, and further information regarding shipping products can be found on our Shipping + Handling page.

Please see our Returns + Exchanges page for further terms related to your returns and exchanges of your purchases.

 You will be asked to provide contact, shipping, and payment information to place orders through the Site. It is your responsibility to ensure that all information you provide is correct, current, and complete. If you create an account, you will keep confidential your username, password, and other access to this website, and you agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password. You shall never use another user’s account without such other user’s prior express permission. You will immediately notify us in writing of any unauthorized use of your account, or other account related security breach of which you are aware. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements. You also agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. Your privacy is very important to us, and the way we collect and use information about you is described in our Privacy Policy.

If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, “comments”), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any ideas, suggestions or other communication; or (3) to respond to any comments. You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Site.

You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of your transactions or any comments.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of the Site. You may not use, frame, or utilize framing techniques to enclose any of our trademarks, content, or proprietary information without our express written consent.  As between you and us, the Site, including all photographs, images, text, graphics, icons, source code, and other aspects thereof, including all intellectual property or proprietary rights therein, are owned by us or our licensors.  Nothing contained in these Terms shall be deemed to grant you any right, title, or interest in or to any proprietary right.

 You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Northern Classics and its agents, officers, directors, service providers and volunteers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to use of the Site or use of the products or services purchased through the Site.

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY, IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.  Your use of this Site constitutes your agreement to the arbitration provision in this section. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT BY US TO OBTAIN EQUITABLE OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR FOR DISPUTES THAT QUALIFY FOR SMALL CLAIMS COURT, ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR ANY ASPECT OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, FRAUD, STATUTE, MISREPRESENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR INSTEAD OF IN A COURT BY A JUDGE OR JURY, AND YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND NORTHERN CLASSICS ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND TO HAVE TRIAL BY A JURY.  YOU AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND THAT CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND YOU ARE GIVING UP THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.  The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association and shall occur in Kent County Michigan in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of the arbitration, the laws of the state of Michigan governing such arbitrations, and in accordance with these terms.  Such arbitration must be filed within twelve (12) months of the first accrual of the cause of action, notwithstanding any statute of limitation to the contrary. The arbitrator will conduct hearings, if any, by teleconference or videoconference, rather than by personal appearances, unless the arbitrator determines upon request by You or by us that an in-person hearing is appropriate.  The arbitrator’s decisions will follow the terms of these Terms of Use and will be final and binding. The award rendered by the arbitrator may be confirmed and enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

We are located in the United States. All matters relating to these Terms and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or relating to your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Without limiting the requirements of the preceding section regarding arbitration, any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be brought in the state or federal courts in Kent County, Michigan, and you consent to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

We shall not be liable for any nonperformance or delay in performance caused by any act beyond our reasonable control, including acts or omissions of third parties, unavailability of supplies, equipment failure, war, strikes, lock-outs, fire, flood, or any other Act of God, any law, regulation, ordinance, or other act or order of any court, government, or governmental agency, or delays, unavailability, errors, or other failures of the Internet or other data networks.

These Terms are the entire and exclusive agreement regarding your use of the Site. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to revise these Terms from time to time, or change, suspend, or discontinue the Site at any time.  If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.  Waiver of compliance in any particular instance does not mean that we will waive compliance in the future.  In order for any waiver of compliance with these Terms to be binding, we must provide you with written notice of such waiver through one of its authorized representatives.

Your breach or any violation of these Terms may result in termination of your account and/or your access to the Site.

Questions about these Terms should be sent to us at info@northernclassics.com.

 

These Terms were last modified on August 23, 2022.