Terms of Use & Policies
Welcome to Branch! These are our terms of use. Please
take the time to read and understand them before you use our site,
branchhome.com. By shopping with us, you are agreeing to accept the
following conditions, under which we provide all our content and services.
Customer Service
Shipping
Unless otherwise specified, branchhome.com will use its
best efforts to ship all merchandise within 3 business
days of purchase. Delivery date estimates are good faith
estimates only. Branch cannot be responsible for shipping
delays caused by foul weather or carrier errors.
Any duty or customs imposed on international shipments
are the sole responsibility of the recipient.
For gift-registry purchases, branchhome.com may not ship
purchases immediately to registrants but instead may, pending
registrants' direction, ship accumulated purchases
in aggregated shipments.
In any case, customers' credit cards are not charged
until an order has shipped.
Returns
Merchandise purchased from branchhome.com may be returned
for either store credit or a refund, less a restocking
fee of 15%. In either case, returns are accepted only
within 30 days of purchase and only if accompanied by the
original receipt and with product in original condition
and in original packaging. (Opened packages of tableware
cannot be returned or exchanged.) Returns must be authorized
in advance by phone or email.
Returns must be properly packed and sent via USPS, UPS,
FedEx, or DHL at customer's expense to:
Branch Returns
245 South Van Ness Ave., Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
tel 415-626-1012
Please insure return packages for their full value and
retain tracking information. Branch cannot assume responsibility
for return packages not received.
Store Credit
Store credit is valid for any time after date of issue.
This credit has no expiration date.
Special Orders
Special orders are not cancellable and are not returnable,
either for credit or refund. Items that are special orders
are clearly noted as such, and customers may be required
to sign (or click in agreement) to a waiver specifying
their understanding and agreement with these terms.
Your Account With Us
Logging In
Anyone using the web can enter branchhome.com, but in
order to make a purchase, a user must first log in. During
login, a user is required to give contact information (such
as name and email address). Logging in involves creating
a username and password, which allows access to a personal
account with purchase history and other information. You
are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your account and password and for restricting access to
your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for
all activities that occur under your account or password.
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your
ZIP code), or if you no longer desire our services, we provide
a way to correct, update, or remove that personal data. This can
be done online by making corrections to the customer account, by
emailing customerservice@branchhome.com,
or by notifying us by mail at:
Branch
245 South Van Ness Ave., Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
tel 415-626-1012
We reserve the right to terminate your account and restrict
your use of this site if we have reason to believe you
have violated any of these terms of use, including providing
us with false information.
Shopping Online With Us
Branch reserves the right to refuse service or cancel
orders at its sole discretion.
Prices
Prices are subject to change without notice. If a product
is listed at an incorrect price, branchhome.com reserves
the right to refuse, cancel or limit any order placed at
the incorrect price.
Taxes
Branchhome.com will withhold sales taxes for purchases
shipped to any location within the State of California.
Users are responsible for all sales taxes and other taxes
on merchandise shipped to other states. The rate of sales
tax imposed will be that of the State of California, or
8.25%. For orders shipping to addresses in San Francisco,
the rate of sales tax imposed will be that of the City
and County of San Francisco, or 9.50%.
User Requirements
In placing an order, you warrant that you are over 18
years of age, and that you are providing branchhome.com
with accurate, true, and complete information, and that
you have the authority to place the order. If you are under
18, you may use branchhome.com only with involvement of
a parent or guardian.
Necessary Information
On our order forms, we request additional information
from you: contact information (such as name, billing and
shipping addresses) and financial information (credit card
number, expiration date, etc.). This information is used
for billing purposes and to fill your order. If we have
trouble processing your order, we use this information
to get in touch with you.
Security
This website takes precautions to protect your information.
When you submit sensitive information via the website,
your information is protected both online and off-line.
When our login/order form asks you to enter sensitive
information (such as a credit card number), that information
is encrypted and is protected with encryption software.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also take measures to protect user information
off-line. We do not store credit card numbers from online
transactions. Access to the customer database is limited
to those employees with a need to perform specific functions
(such as shipping, order transaction, customer service
and billing), and access is password-protected.
All email communication regarding sales orders will refer
to credit card numbers only by their final four digits.
If you have any questions about the security at our website,
email customerservice@branchhome.com.
Our Site
Copyright Information
Everything on branchhome.com, including images, drawings,
sound, graphics, and text, is protected by worldwide copyright
as well as other proprietary laws and treaty provisions.
Branchhome.com grants you a limited license to access and
personally use this site, but you have no rights to download
(except where specifically invited), duplicate, sell, or
modify any portion of this site without express written
permission from branchhome.com. You agree not to access
this site by means other than that provided by branchhome.com.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data temporarily stored on your
computer to identify you as you navigate our site. Cookies
can also enable us to track and target the interests of
our users to enhance the experience on our site. We do
not link the cookie information to any personally identifiable
information that you have provided to us.
Log Files
Like most standard web servers, we use log files to administer
our site, improve our product selection and the effectiveness
of our site, analyze user trends, and measure the performance
of our marketing partners. These files can include IP addresses,
browser types, ISP names, referring/exit pages, platform
types, time and date, and number of clicks. This information
for aggregate use and is not linked to any personally identifiable
information you have provided to us.
Links
Branchhome.com may provide links to other sites. We will
not be liable for the content, operation, or products available
through such other sites, nor for the privacy practices
of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements
and conditions of use for each and every website that collects
personally identifiable information.
Communication From Us
Emails
We send all new members a "welcome" email to
verify password and username. Established members will
occasionally receive information on new products or activities
at Branch, or other information we think
may be of interest. Please note that Branch will never
sell or share your email address with anyone.
Site and Service Updates
We may also send our members site and service announcement
updates. Members are not able to unsubscribe from service
announcements, which contain important information about
the service.
Privacy Policy
We promise responsible handling of sensitive customer
information. This privacy policy applies solely to information
collected by this website, www.branchhome.com.
Information Collection and Use
Branch is the sole owner of the information collected
on branchhome.com. The information is used entirely and
only by us, except in cases where we use third-party agents
to perform certain functions, such as credit card processing,
delivering packages, fulfilling orders, or analyzing data.
In those cases, we provide only the information necessary
for the performance of those specific functions. These
companies are not authorized to retain, share, store, or
use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes. We will not sell, share or rent this information
to any other entity for any reason. We use the information
you give us to personalize the service to individual needs,
to service customer requests, to respond to customer queries
and other communications, and to improve our service generally.
Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when
information about you might be used for any other purpose
or go to any other third parties, and you will have an
opportunity to choose not to share said information.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post
those changes so our users are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use
personally identifiable information in a manner different
from that stated at the time it was collected, we will
notify users in advance by email and users will have a
choice as to whether or not we use their information in
this different manner. Unless permission to use information
in another manner is granted, we will only use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information
was collected.
Necessary Legal Information
Changes to Terms and Conditions
Branchhome.com reserves the absolute right to modify or
change the terms of use of this site with or without notification.
If you disagree with any changes to the terms, your sole
recourse is to stop using this site.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless branchhome.com,
Branch, and its officers, directors, employees, and suppliers,
from any claim, demand, action or damage, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made or incurred by any third party arising
out of or related to your use of this site.
Choice of Law
By visiting branchhome.com you agree that the laws of
the State of California, without regard to principles of
conflict of laws, will govern these terms of use and any
dispute of any sort that might arise between you and branchhome.com
or Branch. Any disputes arising between you and Branch
shall be settled and determined in San Francisco, California,
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. By visiting branchhome.com,
you irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any of said
courts for purposes of resolving such disputes and waive
any claims or defense of inconvenient forum or lack of
personal jurisdiction.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS
SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THIS SITE IS PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. BRANCHHOME.COM
DOES NOT MAKE ANY 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 THIS SITE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, BRANCHHOME.COM
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO BRANCHHOME.COM,
THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THESE SITES AND
THE MERCHANDISE OFFERED AND SOLD AT THESE SITES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY
ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, PRICE, AVAILABILITY, OR OTHER
INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS SITE.
BRANCHHOME.COM DOESN'T WARRANT THAT THESE SITES, THEIR
SERVERS OR EMAIL SENT FROM THESE SITES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES
OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. BRANCHHOME.COM 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.
