Please Read These Terms Carefully Before Using This Site
The materials on this website (the "site")
are provided by SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S
LABORATORIES, INC., (the “company or companies”)
or sales and marketing partners as a electronic commerce
service to its customers and may be used for informational
purposes only. SECURE, ELECTRONIC Wholesale & Retail
purchases of Nel’s Laboratories, Inc formulated products,
and other related vendor merchandise may be obtained
in using this site.
1. Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms of Use. This Service
is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification, of the
terms, conditions, and notices contained in this agreement and any operating
rules, policies, and procedures that may be stated on the SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM
Website (the “Site”) managed in partnership with NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.,
the Company (together collectively, the "Terms"). The following Terms
govern your access to and use of the SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM website.. Your
use of the Service constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.
If User is using the Service on behalf of User's
employer, User represents that it is authorized to
accept these Terms on its employer's behalf. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, the Terms will govern
the use of any new features that augment or enhance
the current Services, including the release of new
the Company resources and services. In the case of
any violation of these rules and regulations, the
Company reserves the right to seek all remedies available
by law and in equity for such violations.
2. Privacy Policy. Information
collected by the SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S
LABORATORIES, INC. about Users will be treated in
accordance with our privacy policy. This Privacy
Policy can be found at www.smootherskindirect.com/privacy.
3. Modifications to the Website. The
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC. reserves the right to modify or discontinue
all or part of the website, temporarily or permanently,
with or without notice to User, and is not obligated
to support or update the website. The amended Terms
shall be effective immediately after they are initially
posted on the Site. User's continued use of the website
after the posting of the amended Terms on the Site
constitutes User's affirmative: (a) acknowledgement
of the Terms and its modifications; and (b) agreement
to abide and be bound by the Terms, as amended. User
acknowledges and agrees that SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM
and NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC shall not be liable to
User or any third party in the event that SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC exercises
its right to modify or discontinue all or part of
the website.
4. Modification of Product Prices. SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to change User
pricing without any notice.
5. Credit or Debit Card Charges. By
electing to purchase products and subscription-based
automation of products, you warrant that all information
you submit is true and accurate (including without
limitation your credit card number and expiration
date) and you agree to pay all subscription fees
you incur plus all applicable taxes.
RETURNS: (a) Unused product returns in the original
packaging will require an Return Authorization number
(“RA”), and may be subject to a restocking fee of
%10, which may be obtained by contacting customer
service. A refund to the credit card account number
used in the original transaction will be credited
with 15 days of the verified return of the unused
product. Only the purchased price, and applicable
sales tax will be refunded. Shipping charges are
not refundable. (b) Used products being returned
due to dissatisfaction with product, will also require
an RA number (obtained by contacting customer service).
No re-stocking fee will be assessed on such returns,
as the used product is tested, and destroyed. All
applicable taxes and shipping will be refunded. A
refund to the credit card account number used in
the original transaction will be credited with 15
days of the verified return of the used product return
for product dissatisfaction.
5(A). Smoother Skin Cream Club Subscriptions. The Smoother
Skin Cream club is a subscription based service whereby the user registers
to have products shipped directly to them monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly.
If the payment method for your account is not received from the card issuer
or its agents, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand. Each time you
use the Service, or allow or cause the Service to be used, you agree and reaffirm
that SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM is authorized to charge your designated card.
Your card issuer's agreement governs your use of your designated card in connection
with the Service, and you must refer to such agreement (not this Agreement)
with respect to your rights and liabilities as a cardholder. You agree that
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM may (at its option) accumulate charges incurred during
your monthly billing cycle and submit them as one or more aggregate charges
during or at the end of each cycle, and that the Company may delay obtaining
authorization from your card issuer until submission of the accumulated charge(s).
This means that accumulated charges may appear on the statement you receive
from your card issuer.
5 (B). Smoother Skin Cream Club Subscription CANCELLATION. The
user may cancel the subscription for monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly shipment
of the requested products as ANY TIME IN WRITING. All charges to your credit
or debit check card will cease immediately.
(Note: SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM takes no responsibility for contacting
you prior to charging your designated credit card for your recurring product
purchase fee.) If you have any questions regarding any charges that have been
applied to your account, you must contact the Customer Service Department within
30 days of the charge date.
6. Payment. The SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM
reserves the right to suspend or terminate your product
subscription account without notice upon rejection
of any card charges or if your card issuer (or its
agent or affiliate) seeks return of payments previously
made to SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM when SMOOTHER SKIN
DIRECT.COM believes you are liable for the charge.
Such rights are in addition to and not in lieu of
any other legal rights or remedies available to the
Company.
7. Links. Links provided on this
site are provided solely as a convenience to you
and the provision of any such link does not constitute
our endorsement of that site or its provider or of
any of the content, products, or services contained
or offered therein. Your use of each of those sites
is subject to the conditions, if any, that each of
those sites has posted. You agree that we are not
responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance,
legality, decency, or any other aspect of the contents,
products, services or any transmissions received
through such sites. You further agree that we have
no liability whatsoever from such third party sites
and your usage of them.
8. Intellectual Property Rights. User
acknowledges that content, including but not limited
to policy information, text, software, music, sound,
photographs, video, graphics, the arrangement of
text and images, commercially produced information,
and other material contained on the Site or through
the Service ("Content"), is protected by
copyright, trademarks, service marks, patents or
other proprietary agreements and laws and User is
only permitted to use the Content as expressly authorized
by SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC.. These Terms do not transfer any right, title,
or interest in the Service, Site or the Content to
User, and User may not copy, reproduce, distribute,
or create derivative works from this Content without
express authorization by SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM
and NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. User agrees not to use
or divulge to others any information designated by
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM and NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC. as proprietary or confidential. Any unauthorized
use of any Content contained on the Site or through
the Service may violate copyright laws, trademark
laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications
regulations and statutes. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY
PERMITTED HEREIN, NO PORTION OF THE INFORMATION ON
THE SITE MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY
MEANS, WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE
COMPANY. USERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE,
PUBLISH, TRANSMIT OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS OF ANY
MATERIAL FOUND ON THE SITE FOR ANY PUBLIC, PERSONAL
OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
9. Trademark Information
“Nel’s Smoother Skin Cream”, “Smoother Skin
Cream”, “Nel’s”, are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Nel’s Laboratories, Inc. in the United States
and other countries. Use of the terms "Nel’s", "Smoother
Skin", and "Smoother Skin Cream",
to describe the specialty product directly associated
with the prevention, alleviation, and treatment of
the skin condition called Pseudo Folliculitis Barbae,
commonly referred to as “razor bumps” is strictly
prohibited as an infringement of Nel’s Laboratories,
Inc. trademark.
Fair use of Nel’s Laboratories, Inc. Trademarks in
advertising and promotion of Nel’s Laboratories,
Inc products require proper permission, and acknowledgment.
10. Patent Protection
Nel’s Laboratories, Inc. products are protected
by one or more of the following U.S. patents and other
patents: Patent #4,463,016.
11. Disclaimer. Disclaimer
THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY
TO USE THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS
PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. and
its sales and marketing partners further do not warrant
the accuracy or completeness of the information,
text, graphics, links or other items contained within
these materials. SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S
LABORATORIES, INC. may make changes to these
materials, or to the products described therein,
at any time without notice. SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM
OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. makes no commitment to
update the Materials.
12. Limitation of Liability. As
a condition of use of the Service, and in consideration
of the services provided by SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC., User agrees that neither
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC., nor any officer, affiliate, director, shareholder,
agent, contractor or employee of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. will be liable to User or
any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special, punitive, or consequential loss of profits,
loss of earnings, loss of business opportunities,
damages, expenses, or costs resulting directly or
indirectly from, or otherwise arising in connection
with the website or Content; including but not limited
to any of the following:
a. Reliance. The use of the website
by the User, including but not limited to damages
resulting from or arising from User's reliance
on the website, or the mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
errors, defects, delays in operation, non-deliveries,
mis-deliveries, transmissions, eavesdropping by
third parties, or any failure of performance of
the Service.
b. Termination. The termination
of User's use of the website by SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. pursuant to these Terms.
c. Infringement. Any allegation,
claim, suit, or other proceeding based upon a contention
that the use of the website by a User or a third
party infringes or misappropriates the copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret, confidentiality,
privacy, or other intellectual property rights
or contractual rights of any third party.
d. Force Majeure. Any delay or
failure of the Company to perform due to government
restriction, strikes, war, any natural disaster
or any other condition beyond SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.’s control.
The limitations set forth in this section apply to
the acts, omissions, negligence, and gross negligence
of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC. and its affiliates, contractors, subcontractors,
officers, directors, shareholders, managers, employees,
and agents, which, but for this provision, would
give rise to a course of action in contract, or any
other legal doctrine.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS,
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, MULTIPLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY
TO USE SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC. ‘s PRODUCTS OR FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SITE OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, DELETION OR ALTERATION OF USER'S TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA OR FAILURE OF THE SITE TO STORE USER'S TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY,
EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. AND YOUR
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE SITE
AND THE PRODUCTS OR ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT
ARE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF: (I) THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY
PAID BY YOU FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE
IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF YOUR
CLAIM OR (II) U.S.$100.00. YOU HEREBY RELEASE SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. FROM
ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND CLAIMS IN
EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO
NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES; CONSEQUENTLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO USER, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
13. No Resale of the Site. User agrees not to reproduce, duplicate,
copy, sell resell, exploit or make any commercial use of or access to the Service,
without the express written consent of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC.
13. Lawful Use. User agrees that use of the site is subject
to all applicable national, state, and local laws and regulations, and that
User is solely responsible for the contents of its communications through the
Service. User agrees that it shall not distribute or facilitate distribution
of any content, including but not limited to text, communications, software,
images, sounds, data, or other information that: (1) is unlawful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of
another's privacy, tortuous, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts
of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or
threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals),
or otherwise violates SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC.’s rules or policies; (2) victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates
an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual
orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability; (3) infringes on any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary
right of any party; (4) constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising,
junk or bulk email (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, facsimiles,
any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
(5) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs
that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning
of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or
obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party;
or (6) impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or
representatives.
14. Indemnification. User will defend, indemnify and hold
harmless SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. and its
affiliates, directors, officers, employees, proprietors, independent contractors,
consultants, partners, shareholders, representatives, customers, agents, predecessors,
successors, and permitted assigns from and against any claim, suit, demand,
loss, damage, expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) or liability
that may result from, arise out of or relate to: (a) acts or omissions by User
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (b) intentional or negligent
violations by User of any applicable laws or governmental regulation, (c) contractual
relations between the User and a third party; or (d) infringement of intellectual
property rights including, but not limited to, rights relating to patent and
copyright.
User acknowledges that SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. has no control over the
content of information transmitted by User or User’s
customers and that SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S
LABORATORIES, INC. does not examine the use to which
User or User's customers put the website or the nature
of the information User or User’s customers send
or receive. User hereby indemnifies and holds harmless
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.,
its stockholders, officers, directors, employees
and agents from any and all loss, cost, damage, expense,
or liability relating to or arising out of the transmission,
reception, and/or content of information of whatever
nature transmitted or received by User or User's
users.
15. Access to Password Protected/Secure Areas. Access to and
use of password protected and/or secure areas of the website is restricted
to authorized users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these
areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution.
16. Termination of this User License. SMOOTHER SKIN
DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. may terminate this license at any time
if you are in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Upon termination, you
will immediately destroy the Materials.
17. Severability. In the event that any provision of the Terms
shall, in whole or in part, be determined to be invalid, unenforceable or void
for any reason, such determination shall affect only the portion of such provision
determined to be invalid, unenforceable or void, and shall not affect in any
way the remainder of such provision or any other provision of the Terms. SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. ‘s failure to act with respect
to a breach by User or others does not waive its right to act with respect
to subsequent or similar breaches.
18. Confidentiality. Through use of the website, the Company
may disclose or make available to the User Confidential Information (as defined
below) in connection with the activities contemplated hereunder. User agrees
that during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter (a) it shall provide
at a minimum the same care to avoid disclosure of unauthorized use of confidential
information as is provided to provide its own similar information, but in no
event less than a reasonable standard of care; (b) it will use Confidential
Information belonging to the other solely for the purposes of this Agreement
and (c) it will not disclose Confidential Information belonging to SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM AND NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. to any third party (other
than its employees and/or consultants reasonably requiring such Confidential
Information for purposes of this Agreement who are bound by obligations of
nondisclosure and limited use at least as stringent as those contained herein)
without the express prior written consent of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM AND
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.. User will promptly return to the disclosing Party
upon request any Confidential Information of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM AND NEL’S
LABORATORIES, INC. SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.
will not monitor, edit, disclose, sell, rent, license, exchange, or release
any of your personally identifiable information without your explicit consent
. If SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. transfers assets
or has any change in control, user information may be transferred to the entity
that acquires such assets or control of SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES,
INC..
For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential
Information" means, with respect to SMOOTHER
SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.,
any and all information in written, representational,
electronic, verbal or other form relating directly
or indirectly to the present or potential business,
operation or financial condition of the Company (including,
but not limited to, information identified as being
proprietary and/or confidential, pricing, marketing
plans, customer and supplier lists, service data,
and any information which might reasonable be presumed
to be proprietary or confidential in nature) excluding any
such information which: (i) is known to the public
(through no act or omission of the Company in violation
of this Agreement); (ii) is lawfully acquired by
the Company from an independent source having no
obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such
information; (iii) was known to the Company prior
to its disclosure under this Agreement; (iv) was
independently developed by the Company; or (v) is
required to be disclosed by governmental or judicial
order.
19. Governing Law. These Terms shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its choice
of law provisions. In the event of any conflict between foreign laws, rules
and regulations and those of the United States, the laws, rules and regulations
of the United States shall govern. The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to these Terms. User hereby
consents to personal jurisdiction by the state and federal courts located in
Duval County, Florida. These Terms and any modifications hereto constitute
the entire agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether written
or oral, as to such subject matter. Nothing contained in these Terms shall
be deemed to constitute either party as the agent or representative of the
other party, or both parties as joint ventures or partners for any purpose.
20. Ownership of Materials. Materials
are copyrighted and are protected by United States
copyright laws. They may not be copied, reproduced,
modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted,
or distributed in any way, without SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR
NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. ‘s prior written permission.
Except as expressly provided herein, SMOOTHER SKIN
DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC. and its suppliers
do not grant any express or implied right to you under
any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret
information. Other rights may be granted to you by
SMOOTHER SKIN DIRECT.COM OR NEL’S LABORATORIES, INC.
in writing or incorporated elsewhere in the Materials.