Welcome to the GuitarGearHeads.com website!  Allen and Halberg Publishing provides the GuitarGearHeads.com web site to you subject to the following Terms of Use. If you visit the GuitarGearHeads.com web site, you agree to abide by these policies. Please read them carefully.

GuitarGearHeads.com reserves the right to make changes to this web site and to modify the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement at any time. Therefore, you should check these policies frequently to review the then-current policies because they are binding on you.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Copyright and Trademark Information
3. License for Your Use of this Site
4. Use of E-mail Content
5. Web Site Links
6. Termination and/or Access Restriction
7. Risk of Loss
8. Product Descriptions
9. Pricing
10. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
11. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
12. General

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Introduction: (Top of Document)

GuitarGearHeads.com offers the information on this web site for general information and educational purposes only. This information is not intended as advice pertaining to any specific business entity or person. Information on this web site is not intended to create any kind of business relationship, nor should it be considered a replacement for consultation with appropriate professionals familiar with your specific situation. Please consult an appropriate source of outside advice should you have questions or concerns about the usefulness of the information provided on this site.

Fundamentally, GuitarGearHeads.com is an electronically based business.  When you visit our site or send e-mails to us, you are engaging in electronic communications. In this same vein, you agree to receive electronic communications from us, which includes all transfer of information from our computers to yours. Beyond data transfer when viewing our pages, we will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Copyright and Trademark Information: (Top of Document)

©2004 GuitarGearHeads.com. All Rights Reserved.

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, digital downloads, and software is the property of GuitarGearHeads.com or its content suppliers and is protected by national and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of GuitarGearHeads.com and is protected by national and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of GuitarGearHeads.com or its software suppliers and protected by national and international copyright laws.

The GuitarGearHeads.com logo is a registered trademark of GuitarGearHeads.com. GuitarGearHeads.com and "Gear Up Your Sound" are service marks of GuitarGearHeads.com which is a subsidiary of Allen and Halberg Publishing.  You acknowledge that all other brands, trademarks, service marks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of others.  Please e-mail the webmaster of this site webmaster@guitargearheads.com">(webmaster@guitargearheads.com) if you believe that any infringement has taken place.  We will take action to remove the objectionable material immediately.

License for Your Use of this Site: (Top of Document)

GuitarGearHeads.com grants you a limited, revocable and nonexclusive license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with the express written consent of GuitarGearHeads.com. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, visited or otherwise exploited for commercial purposes without the express written consent of GuitarGearHeads.com. You may not utilize framing to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information contained on this site without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing GuitarGearHeads.com's name or trademarks without our express written consent. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the pages of this site so long as the link does not portray GuitarGearHeads.com, its affiliates or its services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner.

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and you acknowledge that your failure to do so may subject you to civil or criminal liability. You are responsible for ensuring that any materials you post to this site do not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other personal or proprietary rights of any third party. You agree not to disrupt, modify, or interfere with this site or its associated software, hardware and servers in any way and you agree not to impede or interfere with others' use of this web site. You further agree not to alter or tamper with any information or materials on or associated with this site.

Given the nature of the website and the technology now in place, we cannot verify the accuracy of statements that users place on GuitarGearHeads.com. Although we have control over the webspace that GuitarGearHeads.com operates on, we are not in a position to investigate and confirm the accuracy of a user's statements. Accordingly, we do not make any representations, nor do we endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information available through GuitarGearHeads.com. Furthermore, we do not guarantee that such material has been posted with the permission of the copyright holder or the proprietary owner. You may rely on such materials solely at your own risk. We do not assume responsibility for materials contained in postings, but we do reserve the right to remove or modify such materials at our sole discretion for any reason.

GuitarGearHeads.com may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news and commentary, forums, groups, communities, personal web pages or business cards, calendars, photo galleries, download areas, weblogs, classified ads, comment sections and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (collectively, "Communication Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

• Use the Communication Service in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any topic, name, material or information that incites discrimination, hate or violence towards one person or a group because of their belonging to a race, a religion or a nation, or that insults the victims of crimes against humanity by contesting the existence of those crimes.
• Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents to do the same.
• Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which is made available through the GuitarGearHeads in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
• Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
• Use of meta tag searches on the web sites.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such you are accessing a service on GuitarGearHeads that specifically allows such messages.
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
• Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
• Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of GuitarGearHeads.com or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by GuitarGearHeads.com.

Use of Email Content: (Top of Document)

Transmittal of emails to this web site may not be private. You grant GuitarGearHeads.com and its designees the unrestricted right to use, reproduce, modify, translate, transmit and distribute any information or material you supply or communicate to the web site via such postings in any medium now in existence or hereafter developed for any purpose.

Web Site Links: (Top of Document)

This web site may provide links or references to other sites. This may include text and/or graphics. No ownership, licensing arrangments, or affiliate relationships are necessarily implied. All linked graphics are solely owned by their respective owners. These sites are not under GuitarGearHeads.com's control. GuitarGearHeads.com cannot be held responsible for information, products or services obtained on such other sites and will not be liable for any damages arising from access to such sites. Any links to other sites are provided merely as a convenience to the visitors of this web site and any inclusion of such links in this web site does not imply an endorsement or warranty of the linked sites or their content, products or services. Visitors are cautioned that linked sites are governed by their own use and privacy policies, so visitors linking to such sites should make sure to visit the appropriate pages of those sites to determine what policies will apply.

Termination and/or Access Restriction: (Top of Document)

GuitarGearHeads.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any or all GuitarGearHeads.com site(s)/service(s) and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GuitarGearHeads.com may also terminate or suspend your access to GuitarGearHeads.com site(s)/service(s) for inactivity, which is defined as failing to log into a particular service for an extended period of time, as determined by GuitarGearHeads.com. GuitarGearHeads.com shall have no obligation to maintain any content or to forward any unread or unsent messages to you or any third party.

Risk of Loss:(Top of Document)

All items purchased from GuitarGearHeads.com are made pursuant to a shipping contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.  For other information related to shipping please see our shipping policy accessible from the front page of the GuitarGearHeads.com shop.

Product Descriptions: (Top of Document)

While we attempt to be as accurate as possible in our product descriptions, we do not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by GuitarGearHeads is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.

Pricing: (Top of Document)

Various factors affecting the final price of any item (e.g., specials, advertising, coupons, incentives, etc.), therefore, we cannot confirm the final price of any individual item until you finalize your order. Although we try to be as accurate as possible in maintaining our prices, some items in our catalog may be mispriced. If we discover a mispricing, we will do one of the following:

If the item's correct price is lower than the stated price, then we will charge you the lower amount and ship the item. If the item's correct price is higher than the stated price, then we will either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.

At the current time, GuitarGearHeads.com does not have a price matching policy.  We do try to be competitive; however, if you feel that our prices are not in line with the marketplace please contact us.

Prices listed typically DO NOT include shipping costs, unless otherwise stated.  Shipping and handling charges will be computed and added to your order during the checkout process. Oversized or heavy items may require a surcharge in addition to the normal pricing and shipping amounts. 

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability: (Top of Document)

GuitarGearHeads.com makes no representations or warranties about the suitability of these materials for any purpose. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THIS WEB SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY GUITARGEARHEADS.COM ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. GUITARGEARHEADS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, EMAIL RESPONSES, DISCUSSIONS, LINKS AND OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE OR ON ANY OTHER SERVER. GUITARGEARHEADS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR EMAIL SENT FROM GUITARGEARHEADS.COM ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GUITARGEARHEADS.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE AND IN ANY EMAIL RESPONSES FROM GUITARGEARHEADS.COM TO YOU ARE INTENDED TO BE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, ARE NOT CONFIDENTIAL, AND ARE NOT IN RESPONSE TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S AND/OR BUSINESS'S PARTICULAR SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. FURTHER, THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTING WITH APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALS FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction: (Top of Document)

By visiting this web site, you agree that the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement for all purposes shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, and that any action based on or alleging a breach of these provisions must be brought in a state or federal court located in the State of Washington. In addition, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

General: (Top of Document)

GuitarGearHeads.com may make changes to the information contained on this web site or the products and services described on this web site at any time. GuitarGearHeads.com makes no commitment and undertakes no obligation to update the information contained herein. GuitarGearHeads.com reserves the right to make changes to our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement at any time, without notice. If any of these provisions shall be deemed invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.

(Last Modified: 09/19/04)