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Cottage Simple Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. All users of this site agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

Copyright
The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Cottage Simple LLC. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Cottage Simple LLC. Copyright 2008, Cottage Simple LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of placing an order with Cottage Simple LLC or purchasing Cottage Simple LLC products. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with Cottage Simple LLC or to purchase Cottage Simple LLC products. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by Cottage Simple LLC. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.

Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of Cottage Simple, LLC. used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cottage Simple, LLC.

Warranty Disclaimer
This site and the materials and products on this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Cottage Simple, LLC. disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Cottage Simple, LLC. does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Cottage Simple, LLC. does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some states do not permit limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability
Cottage Simple, LLC. shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site or the performance of the products, even if Cottage Simple, LLC. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

Typographical Errors
In the event that a Cottage Simple, LLC. product is mistakenly listed at an incorrect price, Cottage Simple, LLC. reserves the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. Cottage Simple, LLC. reserves the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Cottage Simple, LLC. shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.

Term; Termination
These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by Cottage Simple, LLC. without notice at any time, for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.

Notice
Cottage Simple, LLC. may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided to Cottage Simple, LLC..

Miscellaneous
Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site (including but not limited to the purchase of Cottage Simple, LLC. products) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of Cottage Simple, LLC. products) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Cottage Simple, LLC.'s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions. Cottage Simple, LLC. may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a Cottage Simple, LLC. or other licensed employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.

Participation Disclaimer
Cottage Simple, LLC. does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, Cottage Simple, LLC. is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site. However, Cottage Simple, LLC. reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to Cottage Simple, LLC. in its sole discretion.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Cottage Simple, LLC., its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

Third-Party Links
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, Cottage Simple, LLC. may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with Cottage Simple, LLC., Cottage Simple, LLC. has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of Cottage Simple, LLC.. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, Cottage Simple, LLC. seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).



Cottage Simple Return Policy

At Cottage Simple we want you to be 100% satisfied with your purchase. We will gladly take back or exchange any merchandise within 30 days of receipt of purchase. Please return items as received with their original packaging. If you receive a defective item, please contact our Customer Service department toll free Monday - Friday (9AM to 5PM EST) by calling 1-800-550-4951, or send an email to orders@cottagesimple.com. Please note that Cottage Simple is not responsible for return shipping costs.

Return Procedures
We encourage you to protect yourself from loss or theft by insuring your return shipment. Remember to save your receipt until you receive a refund or exchange from us. Please note that Cottage Simple is unable to issue a credit or refund for any items damaged or lost on their way back to us, so take special care in packing your item.

To return an item, please follow this procedure:

1. Re-pack the item in the original manufacture’s packaging and place it in the shipment box. Please be sure to include all items, pieces, and parts.

2. Fill out the Return Form that was included in your package with all of your return information provided and enclose it with the item so we can expedite the reimbursement to your original payment method.

3. Send it back to Cottage Simple via your preferred carrier. Please note you are responsible for the return shipping charges. Please send your return to the address:

Cottage Simple Returns
351 Lehigh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232


Lose your packing slip? Not a problem, please send us an e-mail at orders@cottagesimple.com or call 1-800-550-4951 and we will be happy to send you one.

Cancellation Policy
Before you finalize your order, carefully review the contents, quantities, and the total amount in your shopping cart. Once your order has been submitted, it will begin processing almost immediately. The only time that you can cancel or modify your order is before you hit the submit button. Once you hit submit, your order cannot be changed online. If you need to make a revision after you submit an order, you can send an e-mail to orders@cottagesimple.com or call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-550-4951. If the order has not shipped, we will do our best to make the necessary changes.

If it is too late to revise your order, and your order is in the shipping process you may refuse the delivery when your package arrives. Refused packages are sent directly back to Cottage Simple.

If you misplaced your return form you can download a new one here.



Cottage Simple Privacy Policy


What information do we collect and how do we use it?
We collect information from you when you register on the site or place an order. When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other information. You may, however, visit our site as a guest without registering.
If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us, please modifying your preferences in the "My Account" section. Please note that due to email production schedules you may receive any emails already in process.

To delete all of your online account information from our database, sign into the "My Account" section of our site and remove your shipping addresses, billing addresses & payment information. Please note that we may maintain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service that transaction and for record keeping.

How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.

Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice, except as described below. The term "outside parties" does not include Cottage Simple LLC. It also does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

Third party links
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party links on our site. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).

Changes to our policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on February 6, 2009.

Questions and feedback
We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about privacy. Please send us any and all feedback pertaining to privacy, or any other issue.

Online Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.


Your consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.


Cottage Simple Shipping Policy

Fulfillment
Our packages are sent Monday - Friday via the U.S. Postal Service, UPS or through freight carriers for oversized items such as furniture. Orders typically ship within one to two business days if all of the items are in stock. If you place your order on the weekend, your order will ship the next business day. Standard delivery normally takes 7-10 business days.

Shipping and Handling Charges
Shipping and handling charges include order processing, packaging, handling and shipping. We do our best to use the most cost effective shipping methods available.

If Your Order Totals Add If Your Order Totals Add
Up to $25 $6.50 $126.00 to $150.00 $18.50
$26.00 to $50.00 $9.50 $151.00 to $200.00 $21.50
$51.00 to $75.00 $12.50 $201.00 to $250.00 $24.50
$76.00 to $100.00 $14.50 $251.00 to $300.00 $28.50
$101.00 to $125.00 $16.50 Over $300 10% of order total

Expedited Shipping
Expedited shipping for the majority of our products is not economical due to their size and or weight. For that reason we do not offer expedited shipping as a standard offering. If you have a need to receive your products in an expedited manner, please call us at 800-550-4951 and we would be happy to provide you with a shipping quote and arrange to get your products to you, using the method that makes the most sense.

Multiple Shipping Locations / Multiple Packages
At Cottage Simple we strive to bring you the most innovative and useful product we can find. We source our products from all over the United States and abroad. Many of our products ship directly from our manufacturers. This approach means products spend less time travelling from warehouse to warehouse, which reduces transportation costs and has less of an impact on the environment. We think this makes more sense.
You may receive your order in multiple packages and at different times. We hope you can appreciate the positive impact that you are having by being more resource efficient and that this benefit out weighs any inconvenience. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our shipping policy.

Furniture and Large Item Orders
Due to the large size and weight of furniture shipments, most pieces are shipped by a freight company. You will be notified in advance of the delivery date, and the carrier will contact you by phone to set up an appointment Monday through Friday.
Because home furnishings, rugs, lamps and other large items are heavier and bulkier than most, shipping costs are higher. A delivery surcharge has been added to certain items for this reason; this charge is listed on the product page. All shipping rates apply to deliveries in the contiguous 48 states. Certain areas may require an additional charge. We also require a physical address for delivery. Please call our Customer Service Center at 1-800-550-4951 for shipping rates to Alaska and Hawaii.

International Orders
We currently ship only within North America. Customers are responsible for international duties, taxes, and refused shipping charges. Please allow for extra shipping time for items going to Canada.


How To Contact Us

Customer Service Inquiries
The Cottage Simple Customer Service is open from 9AM - 5PM EST Monday through Friday. You may call us toll free at 1-800-550-4951 to speak to someone directly.  You may also email us anytime, 24/7 at info@cottagesimple.com. We will do our best to respond to your inquiry by the end of the next business day.

Toll Free Number:  1-800-550-4951
Emaill Address: info@cottagesimple.com

Physical Address:
Cottage Simple
351 Lehigh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Press Inquiries
Please contact us at: info@cottagesimple.com.

Product Suggestions
Do you have a favorite product that you want to share with others? Do you know of a product that would enhance the cottage and cabin experience for others, please tell us! We will do our best to find it and carry it on our site. Please tell us more by contacting us at info@cottagesimple.com.