Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Welcome.
We appreciate your participation and value your personal privacy at our website, tpysmedia.com. The goal of our policy is to explain to you the information we collect, how we use and share this information, and how you can edit your personal information. This policy applies to the information we collect on this website, that you were participating in when you clicked through to this policy, which is owned and operated by TPYS Media. We collect customer information to improve your overall shopping experience with us. We respect your privacy and are committed to maintaining and using this information responsibly.This Privacy Policy sets forth the rules and policies governing your use of our website, tpysmedia.com. By using our website, you agree to accept these policies. We may change this policy from time to time without notice therefore we recommend you check back periodically to ensure you are comfortable with our most recent policy. Immediately after we post any changes to this policy, those changes are deemed effective, whether or not you have reviewed them. By using our website after we post any changes to this policy, you agree to accept those changes. If at any time you choose not to accept this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website. This document is organized as follows:
- What information do we collect?
- How do we use this information?
- How do we store this information?
- Do we collect personal information of young children?
- How can you edit your personal information?
- How can you access us from outside the U.S.?
- How do you contact us?
What information do we collect?
You may submit personal information to our website in numerous ways. First, you may share your name, email address and certain information about your likes and dislikes when you sign up for our website, or request a newsletter. We collect information when you register or update your account, log-in, place an order, opt-in to receive our emails, shop online, request a catalog, or participate in a contest, promotion or survey. This information may include, but is not limited to, name, email address, billing and shipping address, credit card information and phone number. You may also provide personal information when you post comments to tpysmedia.com, or to one of our other branded sites. In addition, if you have registered with another of our owned and operated sites, we will have any personal information about you that you provided at the sister site(s) as well. Whether or not you provide personal information is your choice; however, sometimes it may be required to participate in a particular activity or gain access to certain content on our sites.We also automatically collect general information, or what we call non-personal information, from you when you access our website. This information can include, among other things, the type of browser you are using, the third party website from which your visit originated, the operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the search terms you use on our website, the specific web pages you visit, and the duration of your visits.
How do we use this information?
We will not sell, rent or share your email address with third parties to send you unsolicited email. However, in our ongoing effort to provide you with the best service possible, we may share your information with our other brands within our company.When you supply your postal address, either when requesting a catalog or placing an order, you may receive a catalog by mail from us or one of our other brands. We occasionally make our postal list available for limited use by a few reputable and carefully screened firms, but at your request, we will not share your postal address with anyone. Requests can be sent to the Contact Us page.When you place an order on tpysmedia.com, we use this information to process and track your order and contact you via email, postal mail or phone if we have any questions or concerns regarding your order. If you provide an email address during checkout, you will also receive order and shipping confirmation emails.We also maintain a record of your purchases made on our site and through our family of websites and combine this with information you have provided over the phone in order to serve you better. We may combine information you provide with demographic information, information gathered from our other brands and affiliated companies, and information that is publicly available. We may also use information about your product preferences and interests in order to improve our site design and enhance your shopping experience.When we offer contests, promotions or surveys, you may be required to provide certain personal information so we can notify winners and/or fulfill promotional obligations. In these instances, you have the option to receive emails or other communications from us regarding our products, services, contests, and promotions. Even if you have previously chosen not to receive email or postal mail from us, you may still receive information as it relates to the contest, promotion or survey in which you have participated.We see the task of safeguarding your personal information as an important one. The situations explained below are the only times where we may share your personal information with a third party outside of the company or an approved vendor of the company performing a specific task or function on behalf of the company (and these companies will not own or control your personal data on a permanent basis and they can only use your data for the task assigned to them by the company). Those situations are as follows:
- In response to a legal process and/or where we (or an enforcement agency) believe your actions may violate applicable laws, or where we believe your actions threaten the rights, property or safety of our company, its users (or the general public).
- You volunteered your personal information to the general public while participating in certain activities on our website, for example, forums, posts, and/or reviews. We cannot control the actions of our site users and recommend you consider this prior to sharing any personal information with the general community on our site.
We may also use an approved TPYS Media vendor to help us analyze general information about your visit to our site, which is used by us to understand your shopping experience and preferences. One of our approved vendors may place a unique cookie on your browser, and may also use other monitoring technologies to create anonymous statistics about our website visitors. We also use non-personal information to analyze site traffic, audience trends, etc, and may use an approved TPYS Media vendor to help us complete these tasks as well.We may also send you marketing emails. At various points on our site you have the option to join our email list. Also, if you provide us with your email address either on the home page, when you register, place an order, enter a contest or during checkout, you may automatically be added to our email list as well and receive marketing or promotional information from us or one of our other brands. If you do not wish to receive our marketing emails, you may opt-out by clicking on the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of all our marketing emails, or requests can be sent to the Contact Us page.
How do we store information?
We take steps consistent with commercially reasonable industry standards to assure that any personal information collected from you is secured from loss, misuse or unauthorized access while under our control. Please note that despite our efforts to protect information provided to us, we cannot guarantee that such information will not be lost, disclosed or accessed by accidental circumstances or by the unauthorized acts of others.
Do we collect personal information from children?
Our website is not intended for children, and the website will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. We do not sell products for purchase by children and all children’s products we sell are for purchase by adults only.
How can you edit your personal information?
At any time, you can edit your personal information during the registration process, and as often as you like. Anyone who experiences problems with our service, or just has questions about our service, please contact us at the Contact Us page.
How can you access us from outside the U.S.?
If you are visiting tpysmedia.com from a location outside of the United States, you will be connected through and to servers located within the United States. All tpysmedia.com orders will be accepted and fully processed in and shipped from the United States and all information you provide will be securely maintained in our web server and internal systems located within the United States.
How do you contact us?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact us as described below.
By Email: Contact Us
By Telephone: 952 353 3162
By Mail:
TPYS Customer Service,
2050 Oakwood Ridge,
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Terms of Use
Welcome to the TPYS Media website, www.tpsymedia.com (the “Site”) owned and operated by The TPYS Media Company and its affiliates (“TPYS Media”). Except as otherwise noted herein, these terms and conditions (“the Terms”) govern your use of the Site. Please read these Terms carefully, because your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not access or use the Site. TPYS Media reserves the right to make changes to the Site and to these Terms from time to time. When we make changes, we will post them here. For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms whenever you use our Site because by visiting the Site, you agree to accept any such changes.
Use of This Site
Product & Pricing Information, Prohibition on Reselling
Prohibited Uses
Security Rules
Proprietary Rights Privacy Policy and User Information
Limitation of Liability
Indemnity
General Information
Use of This Site
TPYS Media provides you with access to and use of the Site subject to your compliance with the Terms. No material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except as specifically permitted on the Site. The Site, including all of its information and contents, such as text, data, wallpaper, icons, characters, artwork, images, photographs, graphics, music, sound, messages, graphics, software and the HTML used to generate the pages (collectively, “Materials and Content”), is TPYS Media property or that of our suppliers or licensors and is protected by patent, trademark and/or copyright under United States and/or foreign laws. Except as otherwise provided on the site or in these Terms, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, modify, delete, add to, license, post, transmit, or distribute any Materials and Content from this Site in whole or in part, for any public or commercial purpose without the specific prior written permission of TPYS Media.We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Site and to use the information and services contained here. We reserve the right, for any reason or for no reason, in our sole discretion and without notice to you, to revise the products and services described on the Site and to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including, but not limited to, the Materials and Content on the Site as well as features and/or hours of availability of the Site, and we will not be liable to you or to any third party for doing so.We may also impose rules for and limits on use of the Site or restrict your access to part, or all, of the Site without notice or penalty. We have the right to change these rules and/or limitations at any time, in our sole discretion.
Product & Pricing Information, Prohibition on Reselling
The information on this site does not constitute a binding offer to sell products described on the site or to make such products available in your area. We reserve the right at any time after receipt of your order to accept or decline your order, or any portion thereof, in our sole discretion, even after your receipt of an order confirmation or after your credit card has been charged. You may not purchase any item from this site for resale by you or any other person, and you may not resell any item purchased from this site.The prices displayed on the site are quoted in U.S. dollars and are intended to be valid and effective only in the United States. In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price, we have the right to refuse or cancel orders placed for the product listed at the incorrect price, regardless of whether the order has been confirmed or your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, we will issue a credit to your credit card account.TPYS Media publishes information on its Site as a convenience to its visitors. While TPYS Media attempts to provide accurate and timely information, there may be inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies and typographical errors. We reserve the right to make corrections and changes to the Site at any time without notice. The TPYS Media products described in the Site may not be available in your region. TPYS Media does not claim that the information in the Site is appropriate to your jurisdiction or that the products described in its Site will be available for purchase in all jurisdictions.
Prohibited Uses
The Site may be used only for lawful purposes and is available only for your personal, noncommercial use, which shall be limited to viewing the Site, purchasing products, providing information to the Site, and downloading product information for your personal review. You are responsible for your own communications, including the transmission, posting, and uploading of information and are responsible for the consequences of such communications to the Site. TPYS Media specifically prohibits any use of the Site, and requires all users to agree not to use the Site, for any of the following:
- Posting any information which is incomplete, false, inaccurate or not your own.
- Engaging in conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, giving rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any city, state, national or international law or regulation that would fail to comply with accepted Internet protocol.
- Communicating, transmitting, or posting material that is copyrighted or otherwise owned by a third party unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the owner to post it.
- Communicating, transmitting, or posting material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner.
- Communicating, transmitting, or posting material that infringes on any other intellectual property, privacy or publicity right of another.
- Communicating, transmitting, or transferring (by any means) information or software derived from the site to foreign countries or certain foreign nations in violation of any applicable export control laws.
- Attempting to interfere in any way with the Site’s or TPYS Media’s networks or network security, or attempting to use the Site’s service to gain unauthorized access to any other computer system.
- Communicating, transmitting, or posting material that is in violation of applicable laws or regulations.
Security Rules
Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. TPYS Media will investigate occurrences and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting any user or users who are involved in such violations. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation, the following:
- Accessing data not intended for you or logging on to a TPYS Media server or account, which you are not authorized to access.
- Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization (or succeeding in such an attempt).
- Attempting to interfere or interfering with the operation of our Site, our provision of services to any other visitors to our Site, our hosting provider or our network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing” or “crashing” the Site.
- Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or transmission or posting to our Site.
Proprietary Rights
As between you and TPYS Media, (or any other company whose marks appear on the Site), TPYS Media (or the respective company) is the owner and/or authorized user of any registered or unregistered trademark, trade name and/or service mark appearing on the Site, and is the copyright owner or licensee of the Materials and Content on the Site, unless otherwise indicated. The TPYS Media logos, designs, titles, phrases and product names and the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property in such materials (collectively, “TPYS Media Intellectual Property”) are owned by TPYS Media and may be registered in the United States and internationally. You agree not to display or use the TPYS Media Intellectual Property in any manner without TPYS Media’s prior permission. Nothing on the Site should be construed to grant any license or right to use any TPYS Media Intellectual Property without the prior written consent of TPYS Media.Except as otherwise provided herein, use of the Site does not grant you a license to any Materials and Content or features you may access on the Site and you may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works of such Materials and Content, features or materials, in whole or in part. Any commercial use of the Site is strictly prohibited, except as allowed herein or otherwise approved by us. You may not download or save a copy of any of the Materials and Content or screens for any purpose except as otherwise provided by TPYS Media. If you make use of the Site, other than as provided herein, in doing so you may violate copyright and other laws of the United States and/or other countries, as well as applicable state laws, and you may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. The information on the Site including, without limitation, all site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements is protected by law including, but not limited to, copyright law.
Privacy Policy and User Information
In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to provide certain information to us. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of such information.If you respond to TPYS Media with any information, including but not limited to feedback, data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, such information shall NOT be deemed confidential. All such submissions shall be deemed the property of TPYS Media, and your submission of information shall constitute an irrevocable assignment to TPYS Media of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in and to such information. TPYS Media will not be liable for any use or disclosure of such information. TPYS Media will not have any obligation to keep such information confidential and will be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation. TPYS Media will be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products which incorporate or otherwise rely upon such information.However, TPYS Media’s use of any personal information (name, etc.) you provide via the Site shall be governed by our Privacy Policy. For further information regarding TPYS Media’s protection of your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy page
Limitation of Liability
You assume all responsibility and risk with respect to your use of the Site, which is provided “AS IS.” TPYS MEDIA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO INFORMATION ACCESSED FROM OR VIA THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT AND MATERIALS, FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE SITE, WHICH ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TPYS MEDIA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS FUNCTION OR THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR THE SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THEREBY WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. TPYS MEDIA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS’ EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, OR MATERIALS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.TPYS Media makes no warranties of any kind regarding any non-TPYS Media sites to which you may be directed or hyper-linked from this Site. Hyper-links are included solely for your convenience, and TPYS Media makes no representations or warranties with regard to the accuracy, availability, suitability or safety of information provided in such non-TPYS Media sites. TPYS Media does not endorse, warrant or guarantee any products or services offered or provided by or on behalf of third parties on the Site.IN NO EVENT SHALL TPYS MEDIA, ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOSSES OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONALITY ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS, OR LOST BUSINESS, DATA OR SALES OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE, TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE IN NATURE, EVEN IF TPYS MEDIA OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE OR SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THIS LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold TPYS Media, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees in any way arising from, related to or in connection with your use of the Site, your violation of the Terms or the posting or transmission of any materials on or through the Site by you, including, but not limited to, any third-party claim that any information or materials you provide infringes any third party proprietary right.
General Information
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and TPYS Media and govern your use of the Site, and they supersede any prior agreements between you and TPYS Media. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that are applicable to certain parts of the Site. TPYS Media may terminate this Agreement and deny you access to the Site at any time, immediately and without notice, if in TPYS Media’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms.You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between TPYS Media and you as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Site.Any claim or cause of action you may have with respect to TPYS Media or the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arose.The failure of TPYS Media to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The invalidity of any term, condition or provision in these Terms shall not affect the enforceability of those portions of the Terms deemed enforceable by applicable courts of law.These Terms shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be resolved exclusively by an appropriate federal or state court sitting in the State of Ohio.We control and operate the Site from the United States, and all information is processed within the United States. We do not represent that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Please refer to the International Orders page on the Site for more information. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Site.Software that may be downloaded from the Site is subject to export controls under the laws and regulations of the United States. By visiting and using ourSite, you acknowledge that you are not a national of, or resident within, any of the countries that are subject to trade embargo under these laws and regulations (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) or listed on any of the United States Government’s lists of prohibited and restricted parties.You may not assign the Terms or any of your rights or obligations under the Terms without TPYS Media’s express written consent. The Terms inure to the benefit of TPYS Media’s successors, assigns and licensees. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.To contact us with any questions or concerns in connection with these Terms or the Site, or to provide any notice under these Terms to us please refer to our Support page.