
Terms and Conditions
READ
CAREFULLY. This Terms of Use Agreement ("Terms of Use")
applies to use of the Dealtree website located at http://www.Dealtree.com
(the "Site").
This Dealtree Site (along with its affiliated companies, including without
limitation all websites of Dealtree.com, DTdeals.com, Dealtree.net and
DTdeals.net) is owned and operated by Best Buy. References to
“Dealtree”, “dealtree.com”, or
“Best Buy” refer to Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Stores, L.P., Best
Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., or their affiliates and subsidiaries.
Before you make any purchases, you must first establish a customer account
("My Account"). BY CLICKING "I HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE," YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT CLICK ON THE BUTTON AND DO NOT USE THE SITE.
Dealtree reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to change, add or remove portions of
this Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check this
Terms of Use each time before using the Site. Your continued use of
the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept
and agree to the changes. You agree that all subsequent purchases
by you will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Terms of
Use, which shall apply until we post a modified Terms of Use and then
in accordance with such modified Terms of Use. As long as you
comply with this Terms of Use and any such modifications, Dealtree grants
you ("End User") a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
non-sublicensable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.
1. Content; Copyright
and Trademark Notice. All media (downloaded or samples), software,
text, images, graphics, user interfaces, music, videos, photographs,
trademarks, logos, artwork and other content on the Site (collectively,
"Content"), including but not limited to the design, selection,
arrangement, and coordination of such Content on the Site is owned or
licensed by or to Dealtree, and is protected by copyright, trade dress,
and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights laws.
Except as expressly provided in this Terms of Use, no part of the Site
and no Content may be reproduced, recorded, retransmitted, sold, rented,
broadcast, distributed, published, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed,
altered to make new works, performed, digitized, compiled, translated
or transmitted in any way to any other computer, website or other medium
or for any commercial purpose, without Dealtree's prior express written
consent. Except as expressly provided herein, you are not granted any
rights or license to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress,
rights of publicity or trademarks with respect to any of the Content,
and Dealtree reserves all rights not expressly granted hereunder. Dealtree
expressly disclaims all responsibility and liability for uses by you
of any Content obtained on or in connection with the Site.
Dealtree.com, is a
registered trademark or service mark of Dealtree. All custom graphics,
icons, logos and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks
or service marks of Dealtree. All other trademarks or service marks
are property of their respective owners. The use of any Dealtree trademark
or service mark without Dealtree's express written consent is strictly
prohibited.
2.
Links to Third-Party Sites.
This Site contains links to third party
websites. These links are provided for your convenience.
Dealtree does not warrant or make any representation about the substance,
quality, functionality, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose,
merchantability or any other representation about the third party site
or its content. A link to a third party site on this
Dealtree website does not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, approval
or responsibility for the third party site. The conditions of
use and privacy policy of any third party site may differ substantially
from this site. Please review the terms of use on the third party
site carefully.
3. Registration;
Customer Accounts; Use of Site. Certain services offered on or through
the Site require you to first open a My Account. You are responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of your My Account information,
including your password, and for all activity that occurs under your
account. You agree to notify Dealtree immediately of any unauthorized
use of your account or password, or any other breach of security. You
may be held liable for losses incurred by Dealtree or any other user
of the Site due to someone else using your password or customer account.
You may not use anyone else's password or customer account at any time.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site. Should
you attempt to do so, assist others in making such attempts, or distributing
instructions, software or tools for that purpose, then your customer
My Account will be terminated. You agree to provide us with accurate,
current and complete information about yourself and your billing information
as prompted by the registration process. You may update any of your
My Account information, designate a different credit card to be billed,
or change the applicable expiration date on your currently designated
credit card, by clicking on the My Account button and selecting the
appropriate link. You may not use any automatic device, program, algorithm
or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access,
acquire, copy, probe, test or monitor any portion of the Site or any
Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure
or presentation of the Site or any Content, to obtain or attempt to
obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not
purposely made available through the Site. You agree that you will not
take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large
load on the infrastructure of the Site or any of the systems or networks
comprising or connected to the Site.
You also agree that
Dealtree may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to you,
terminate your access to the Site and your My Account for any reason,
including without limitation: (1) attempts to gain unauthorized access
to the Site or assistance to others' attempting to do so, (2) overcoming
software security features limiting use of or protecting any Content,
(3) discontinuance or material modification of the Site or any service
offered on or through the Site, (4) violations of this Terms of Use,
(5) failure to pay for purchases, (6) suspected or actual copyright
infringement, (7) unexpected operational difficulties, or (8) requests
by law enforcement or other government agencies. You agree that
Dealtree will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination
of your access to the Site.
4. Consent
To Collection, Use & Disclosure of Your Personal Information.
As more fully described in our Privacy Policy, (click here to view),
you must disclose certain Personally Identifiable Information to use
our Site, register, and make purchases. As a condition of registering
with our Site or making any purchases of any products and/or services
or conduct any transactions, you represent that you have first read
our Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use and disclosure
of your Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable
Information as described in our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy's
terms and conditions will change from time to time, and as a condition
of browsing the Site, using any features or making any purchase, you
agree that you will first review our Privacy Policy prior to making
any initial or subsequent purchases.
While Dealtree takes
reasonable steps to safeguard and to prevent unauthorized access to
your personal information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of
those who gain unauthorized access, and we make no warranty, express,
implied, or otherwise, that we will prevent unauthorized access to your
private information. IN NO EVENT SHALL Dealtree OR ITS AFFILIATES BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (WHETHER CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH, A THIRD PARTY'S UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
TORT OR OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY, AND ALSO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
Dealtree WAS GIVEN ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE THAT DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.
5. Consent
To Our Communication With You By E-Mail.
By establishing a My Account with us, and each time you make a purchase
through our Site, you grant permission for
Dealtree to contact you at your e-mail address. To stop receiving our
marketing emails, send an e-mail to us at
optout@Dealtree.com or follow the opt-out procedures set forth in such
marketing emails.
6. Conditions
of Sale and Payment Terms. To purchase any goods and/or services
on our Site, you must (a) be at least eighteen (18) years of age or
the applicable state age of majority, (b) be a natural person (no corporations,
partnerships or other legal entities), and (c) be a resident in the
50 states of the United States of America, exclusive of its commonwealths,
territories and possessions ("United States"). Prior
to the purchase of any goods or services on our Site, you must provide
us with a valid credit card number and associated payment information
including all of the following: (i) your name as it appears on the card,
(ii) your credit card number, (iii) the credit card type, (iv) the date
of expiration and (v) any activation numbers or codes needed to charge
your card. By submitting that information to us, you hereby agree that
you authorize us to charge your card at our convenience but within thirty
(30) days of credit card authorization. All sales of products and services
are final. All charges from those sales are nonrefundable.
7. Methods
of Payment, Credit Card Terms and Taxes. All payments must be made
by VISA, MasterCard, or PAYPAL. We currently do not accept cash, checks
or any other payment form, although in the future we may change this
policy. Your card issuer agreement governs your use of your designated
card, and you must refer to that agreement and not this Terms of Use
to determine your rights and liabilities as a cardholder. YOU, AND NOT
DEALTREE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANY UNAUTHORIZED AMOUNTS BILLED
TO YOUR CREDIT CARD BY A THIRD PARTY. You agree to pay all fees and
charges incurred in connection with your purchases (including any applicable
taxes) at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. Unless
you notify Dealtree of any discrepancies within sixty (60) days after
they first appear on your credit card statement, you agree that they
will be deemed accepted by you for all purposes. If Dealtree does not
receive payment from your credit card issuer or its agent, you agree
to pay all amounts due upon demand by Dealtree or its agents.
8. Order
Acceptance Policy. Your receipt of an electronic or other form of
order confirmation does not signify our acceptance of your order, nor
does it constitute confirmation of our offer to sell. Dealtree reserves
the right at any time after receipt of your order to accept or decline
your order for any reason. Dealtree further reserves the right any time
after receipt of your order, without prior notice to you, to supply
less than the quantity you ordered of any item. Your order will be deemed
accepted by Dealtree upon our delivery of products or services that
you have ordered. All orders placed over $1000.00 (U.S.) must obtain
pre-approval with an acceptable method of payment, as established by
our credit and fraud avoidance department. We may require additional
verifications or information before accepting any order.
9. No Responsibility
To Sell Mispriced Products Or Services. Dealtree shall have the
right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for products and/or services
listed at an incorrect price, rebate or refund, or containing any other
incorrect information or typographical errors. Dealtree shall have 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 canceled, Dealtree
shall immediately issue a credit to your credit card o PAYPAL account
in the amount of the charge.
10. Modifications
to Prices or Billing Terms. Dealtree RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ANY
TIME, TO CHANGE ITS PRICES AND BILLING METHODS FOR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
SOLD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING ON THE SITE OR BY E-MAIL DELIVERY
TO YOU.
11. Price
Comparisons, "List Price". Price comparisons may be made
throughout the site to indicate the relative savings amounts of our
pricing. "LIST PRICE" is the suggested retail price
provided to us by our suppliers. We make no representation that a substantial
number of these products have been sold or offered for sale at the list
price. Actual retail prices in your area may be substantially different.
Because we sell our merchandise over the internet on a national basis,
it is not possible to know if our merchandise is sold at list price
in any particular location or at any particular time.
12. Service
and Support for Goods Sold. ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY
FROM DEALTREE OF ANY KIND. All requests for technical service and support
should be made directly to the manufacturer in accordance with their
terms and conditions.
13. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealtree and its parents, sister
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, service providers, other End Users,
distributors, licensors, officers, directors and employees from any
claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third
party arising out of or related to your violation of this Terms of Use,
or your violation of any law, regulation or third-party right.
14. Disclaimer
of Warranties. THE SITE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, DIGITAL DOWNLOADS,
SOFTWARE, ARTWORK, DATA, AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS."
ALL OF DEALTREE'S PHYSICAL PRODUCTS ARE
GUARANTEED AGAINST MATERIAL DEFECTS FOR THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE
OF INVOICE. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, DEALTREE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER
WHATSOEVER RELATING TO OR REFERENCED BY THE DEALTREE SITE, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR QUALITY OF DATA AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SUITABILITY,
TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, LACK OF VIRUSES OR CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION.
15. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE,
THE USE OF ANY PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SITE, AND/OR THE USE OF ANY CONTENT AND/OR DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
REMAINS WITH YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL DEALTREE
OR ITS LICENSORS OR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS
OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS TERMS
OF USE OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT
AND/OR DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE
DEALTREE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO
PROVIDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF THE Dealtree SITE WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE EVEN IF DEALTREE
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS TERMS OF USE OR POSTED ON THE SITE, THE MAXIMUM
LIABILITY THAT Dealtree SHALL HAVE IS LIMITED TO ANY AMOUNTS ACTUALLY
PAID TO DEALTREE BY END USER. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK OF LOSS FOR
SHIPPED PRODUCTS. ORDER INFORMATION SUCH AS BILLING OR SHIPPING ADDRESS
THAT IS INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE MAY RESULT IN DELAYS THAT SHALL NOT
BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DEALTREE
. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS
OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDIES SET FORTH HEREIN REPRESENT AN INSEPARABLE
ALLOCATION OF RISK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN THE EVENT OF A
TOTAL AND FUNDAMENTAL BREACH OF THIS TERMS OF USE) THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL
BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
16.
Notification of Copyright Infringement Under the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act
If you believe that your copyrighted material may have been infringed,
please provide Best Buy's Copyright Agent with the following information
in writing:
- A physical
or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification
of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple
copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification,
a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification
of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject
of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the
service provider to locate the material.
- Information
reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the
complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available,
an e-mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement
that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material
in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law.
- A statement
that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty
of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Best Buy's designated
agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement can be reached
by:
Mail:
DMCA Agent
Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc.
B6-Legal Dept.
7601 Penn Ave. S.
Richfield, MN 55423
E-mail:
dmca.agent@bestbuy.com
Fax:
612-292-2323
Phone:
612-291-1000
For additional information regarding this procedure, please reference
17 USC 512.
17. General.
No delay or failure to take action under this Terms of Use shall constitute
any waiver by Dealtree of any provision of this Terms of Use. If any
provision of this Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable
law, it is, to that extent, deemed enforceable to the fullest extent
possible (and severable in the event such provision is completely unenforceable)
and the remaining provisions of this Terms of Use will continue in full
force and effect. This Terms of Use will bind and inure to the benefit
of Dealtree's permitted successors and assigns. Any claim under these
Terms of Use must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of
action arises. This Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Minnesota without regard to or application of any conflict
of laws provisions. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts sitting in Hennepin County, in the State of
Minnesota. This Terms of Use is personal to you and may not be transferred,
assigned or delegated to anyone. Any attempt by you to assign, transfer
or delegate this Terms of Use shall be null and void. Dealtree may freely
assign this Terms of Use without consent or notice. This Terms of Use
(including all documents expressly incorporated herein by reference,
including but not limited, to the relevant Usage Rules) constitutes
the complete and exclusive agreement between Dealtree and you with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written
understandings, communications or agreements not specifically incorporated
herein.
Last modified: December
3, 2008 |