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Ordering
For fastest service, please order online. Email
notification is provided when your order is received and again when your
order has been shipped.
If you prefer not to
order online, you may place your order by telephone at 1-877-TEA-DROP
(832-3767), Monday
through Saturday from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM Eastern Time. If you need to reach
us outside of these hours, please leave a message or email us at
tealaden@tealaden.com
and someone will get back to you within 24 hours.
You may also fax your order
to Tea Laden at the same number.
Most orders shipped within 24
hours.
Payment
Tea Laden accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and
American Express credit cards. We will except credit cards over the phone
and also PayPal.
We are unable to accept
cash or COD orders.
Your credit card will be charged at time of
shipping.
ShippingFor your convenience, Tea Laden enables the use of multiple ship-to
addresses.
All orders are shipped within 24 hours and if received by
1pm the order is shipped same day if instock.
Sales Tax
A sales tax of is added to
any purchase shipped to New York addresses. Sales tax is not charged on
shipments to addresses outside of New York. Customers residing in states
other than New York are responsible for reporting and paying sales tax in
their own states.
Returns
We want
you to be delighted with your purchase. If, for any reason, you
would like to return or exchange a non-consumable item, simply return it according to the
instructions below within 14 days of purchase in saleable condition. We will
replace it with another item or credit the purchase price to the credit card
used for the purchase.
Write the reason for your return and whether you would like an exchange
or refund on the packing slip you received with the item. Enclose the
packing slip with explanation with the item and ship, prepaid and insured
to:
Tea Laden
PO Box 507
Delmar, NY
12054
Any improperly packaged or noninsured packages will be returned to
sender.
All merchandise returned or exchanged must be in perfect condition in
the original boxes with all packing material and tags attached. If there have
been signs of tamper or use of the item(s) the package will be returned to
sender and a refund or exchange will not be given.
All purchases on sale items, food, or loose tea are final
and can not be returned for refund or exchange.
Any breakage of glass, china, or porcelain must be
reported within 48 hours of delivery for a refund or exchange. After 48
hours
the sale will be final. To report a broken
item upon delivery you may either email or phone Tea Laden at
Tealaden@Tealaden.com
(877) TEA-DROP
Gift Certificates
Tea Laden gift certificates are available in any denomination and are delivered by USPS priority mail.
To redeem a gift
certificate, make your selection and begin the ordering process. You will be asked
for your certificate number during checkout.
Privacy Policy
Tea Laden
is committed to protecting your privacy. As the Internet and associated
technologies evolve, so will our policies.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
We collect only that personal information (name, address, email, etc.) that
you voluntarily provide to us (e.g. by purchase). We use the personal
information you provide to complete and service your purchase transactions.
The same is true of the information you provide to us about gift recipients.
We do not sell or rent the contact information of our customers to other
companies or organizations.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
When you access the Tea Laden website, certain non-personal information
(e.g., type of browser used, operating system used, number of visits, time
spent on the site, etc.) may be collected automatically and used to help us
monitor the effectiveness of our website and improve its content and
performance.
With your permission, we may, from time to time, contact you by email with special news or information.
If you do not wish to receive any emails from Tea Laden please let us know
and your email address will be removed from our listings.
COOKIES
Tea Laden uses session cookies (a cookie is a small data file sent from our
server to your browser and then back to our server again) to improve our
site design and product selection by noting the pages you visit as you move
through our site and by noting the site you visited immediately before
clicking to Tea Laden.
CHILDREN
Tea Laden honors The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of April 21,
2000. Tea Laden does not knowingly collect information on any person under
18 years of age. We request that children under 18 not to provide
information to us without the consent of a parent or guardian.
DISCLOSURE
Tea Laden may disclose your information if required by law or by judicial
or competent government authorities, to establish or preserve a legal claim
or defense, or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities.
Security
Tea Laden uses industry-standard Secure Socket Layering (SSL) encryption
technologies when transferring and receiving customer data exchanged with
our site server.
Terms and Conditions of Use
When
you access this website you are automatically agreeing that both your access
to the website and your use of it to purchase products or otherwise are
subject to the terms and conditions in this legal notice, which may change
at any time without notice. Subject to all applicable laws. Undertaken at
your own risk.
COPYRIGHT
All text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital
downloads, software, and all data compilations (both individually and as
they are compiled on the site) are the property of Tea Laden
or our suppliers and are protected by United States and international
copyright laws and may not be used without our prior written permission.
USE
You may electronically copy or print hard copies of pages from this website
solely for personal, noncommercial purposes related to placing an order or
shopping with Tea Laden. Any other use of this website, its content and its
information, including linking or framing to this website is strictly
prohibited without prior written permission.
ERRORS
We work hard to keep the Tea Laden website as up-to-date and accurate as
possible. However, human and technical errors may exist, including
typographical mistakes, omissions, and inaccuracies that may relate to
product information, pricing and availability. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update any
information at any time without prior notice - even after an order has been
submitted.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Some items may appear slightly larger or smaller than actual size due to
screen defaults and photography techniques. Other items may be represented
at a larger than actual size in order to clearly show details or smaller
than actual size in order to show the entire item.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY-
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY TEA LADEN ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
TEA LADEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT,
MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE
THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW,
TEA LADEN DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
TEA LADEN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM
TEA LADEN ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TEA LADEN WILL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME
OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, WE AND OUR CORPORATE
AFFILIATES, AND THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS,
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF EACH, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY
WEBSITE LINKED TO IT. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO DIRECT,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES YOU OR OTHERS
MAY SUFFER, AS WELL AS DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR
THE LOSS OF DATA OR INFORMATION, EVEN IF WE ARE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGES.
NO CONFIDENTIALITY
Except for information necessary to place an order, we do not want to
receive any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets through
this website. Any information, materials, suggestions, ideas, or comments
sent to us will be deemed non-confidential, and by submitting it, you are
granting us an irrevocable and unrestricted license to use, modify,
reproduce, transmit, display and distribute it for any purpose whatsoever,
with no payment or other compensation to you. However, we will not use your
name unless we are required by law to identify the source of the materials,
information, suggestions, ideas or comments, or unless we first obtain your
permission.
APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting this website, you agree that the laws of the state of New York,
without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms
and Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between
you and us or any of our affiliates.
DISPUTE
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to our website or to products
purchased here shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in
Albany, New York. However, if you have in any manner violated or
threatened to violate our intellectual property rights, we may seek
injunctive or other or other appropriate relief in any state or federal
court in the state of New York. You consent to exclusive jurisdiction and
venue in such courts. Any arbitration under this agreement shall be
conducted under the prevailing Rules of the American Arbitration Association
by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitrator's
award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of
competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
no arbitration with respect to this website or to products purchased here
shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party whether through
class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
PROVISION SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any
reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from
this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any
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