Terms of service

OVERVIEW

Welcome to ruthie! The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to ruthie. ruthie operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services in order to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience (the “Services”). ruthie is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you.

The following terms and conditions, together with any policies referenced herein (these “Terms of Service” or “Terms”), describe your rights and responsibilities when you use the Services.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully, as they include important information about your legal rights and cover areas such as warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability.

By visiting, interacting with, or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, you should not use or access our Services.

SECTION 1 - ACCESS AND ACCOUNT

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use the Services on devices you own, purchase, or manage.

To use the Services, including accessing or browsing our online store or purchasing any of the products or services we offer, you may be asked to provide certain information, such as your email address, billing, payment, and shipping information. You represent and warrant that all information you provide is correct, current, and complete and that you have all rights necessary to provide this information.

You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for all of your account activity. You may not transfer, sell, assign, or license your account to any other person.

SECTION 2 - OUR PRODUCTS

We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate representations of our products and services in our online store. However, colors or product appearance may differ slightly from how they appear on your screen due to your device, display settings, lighting, or photography.

We do not warrant that the appearance of products purchased will be identical to their appearance on every screen or device.

All product descriptions are subject to change at any time without notice at our discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time and may limit the quantities of products offered to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis.

SECTION 3 - ORDERS

When you place an order, you are making an offer to purchase. ruthie reserves the right to accept or decline your order for any reason at its discretion. Your order is not accepted until ruthie confirms acceptance and payment has been successfully received and processed.

Please review your order carefully before submitting it, as we may be unable to accommodate cancellation or modification requests after an order has entered processing or fulfillment.

If we decline, modify, or cancel an order, we will attempt to notify you using the email address, billing information, or phone number provided with the order.

Purchases are subject to our Return & Refund Policy.

You represent and warrant that your purchases are for your own personal or household use and not for commercial resale or export.

SECTION 4 - PRICES AND BILLING

Prices, discounts, and promotions are subject to change without notice. The price charged for a product will be the price in effect at the time the order is placed and will appear in your order confirmation.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, posted prices do not include applicable taxes or other charges that may be required by law.

We may occasionally offer promotions that are governed by separate terms and conditions. If there is a conflict between promotional terms and these Terms, the promotional terms will govern for that promotion.

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase, payment, and account information for all purchases made through our store.

You represent and warrant that the payment information you provide is true and correct, that you are authorized to use the payment method provided, and that charges incurred by you will be honored by your payment provider.

SECTION 5 - SHIPPING AND DELIVERY

All delivery times are estimates and are not guaranteed. Delivery times may vary due to carrier delays, weather, holidays, destination, processing times, or other circumstances outside of our control.

Orders may be fulfilled by third-party fulfillment partners on behalf of ruthie. Items within the same order may occasionally arrive in separate packages.

Tracking information will be provided when available.

Please refer to our Shipping Policy for additional information regarding shipping, delivery, tracking, and delayed or missing orders.

SECTION 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Services, including but not limited to trademarks, brand elements, text, displays, images, graphics, product reviews, video, audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof, are owned by ruthie, its affiliates, licensors, or applicable rights holders and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit material from the Services without authorization from the applicable rights holder.

Except as expressly provided herein, nothing in these Terms grants or shall be construed as granting a license or other rights to you under any patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property of ruthie, Shopify, or any third party.

ruthie’s names, logos, product names, designs, and slogans owned by ruthie are trademarks or brand assets of ruthie. Shopify’s name, logo, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Shopify. Other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans appearing through the Services may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SECTION 7 - OPTIONAL TOOLS

You may be provided with access to customer tools offered by third parties as part of the Services that we neither monitor nor control.

You acknowledge and agree that access to such tools may be provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties, representations, or conditions of any kind.

Any use by you of optional third-party tools offered through the site is at your own risk and discretion. You should familiarize yourself with the terms provided by the applicable third-party provider.

We may also offer new features, tools, or resources through the Services in the future. Such features will be considered part of the Services and subject to these Terms of Service.

SECTION 8 - THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

The Services may contain materials, functionality, or links provided or operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of third-party websites or materials you choose to access. If you leave our Services to access a third-party website, you do so at your own discretion.

We are not responsible for harm or damages related to your access or use of third-party websites or your purchase or use of products, services, resources, or content from third parties.

Please review the applicable third party’s policies and practices before engaging in a transaction with them.

SECTION 9 - RELATIONSHIP WITH SHOPIFY

ruthie is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you. However, any sales and purchases you make in our store are made directly with ruthie.

By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree that Shopify is not responsible for any aspect of sales between you and ruthie, including injury, damage, or loss resulting from purchased products and services.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you release Shopify and its affiliates from claims, damages, and liabilities arising from or related to your purchases and transactions with ruthie.

SECTION 10 - PRIVACY

Personal information collected through the Services is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Because the Services are hosted by Shopify, Shopify may collect and process personal information relating to your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve Shopify’s services.

Information submitted through the Services may also be transmitted to Shopify and other service providers that help us operate our store, process payments, fulfill orders, provide customer service, analyze store performance, or otherwise provide the Services.

Please review our Privacy Policy for additional information about how personal information is collected, used, and shared.

SECTION 11 - FEEDBACK AND REVIEWS

If you submit, upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit ideas, suggestions, feedback, reviews, proposals, plans, photographs, or other content (“Feedback”), you grant us, to the extent you have the right to do so, a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and display such Feedback for purposes including operating, improving, and promoting the Services.

You represent that you own or have the necessary rights to the Feedback you submit and that your Feedback does not violate the rights of any third party.

You are responsible for the Feedback you submit and its accuracy.

We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove Feedback that we determine is unlawful, offensive, defamatory, obscene, misleading, infringes another party’s rights, or otherwise violates these Terms.

SECTION 12 - ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS

Occasionally, information on the Services may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions relating to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, shipping charges, transit times, inventory, or availability.

We reserve the right to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update information or cancel orders if information is inaccurate, including after an order has been submitted, subject to applicable law.

SECTION 13 - PROHIBITED USES

You may access and use the Services only for lawful purposes.

You may not use the Services to violate any applicable law or regulation; infringe upon the intellectual property or other rights of another person; harass, abuse, threaten, defame, or harm another person; transmit false or misleading information; distribute spam, malicious software, viruses, or harmful code; impersonate another person or entity; collect personal information from others without authorization; interfere with the security or operation of the Services; or otherwise use the Services in a manner that may harm ruthie, Shopify, our customers, or other parties.

You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, scrape, or exploit any portion of the Services except as expressly permitted by us or applicable law.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Services if we reasonably determine that these Terms have been violated.

SECTION 14 - AUTOMATED ACCESS

Automated systems, software, bots, agents, scraping tools, or similar technologies may not access or interact with the Services in a manner that circumvents security features, access restrictions, CAPTCHAs, robot exclusion measures, or other technical controls.

We reserve the right to limit or block automated access to the Services when necessary to protect our store, customers, systems, or service providers.

SECTION 15 - TERMINATION

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Services, or any portion thereof, if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct that we reasonably determine may harm ruthie, our customers, Shopify, or another party.

You will remain responsible for amounts properly due prior to termination.

Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will continue to apply following termination.

SECTION 16 - DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

We do not guarantee that use of the Services will always be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties, rights, or remedies that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

SECTION 17 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ruthie and its affiliates, partners, employees, agents, contractors, service providers, and licensors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages arising from or related to your use of the Services or products purchased through the Services.

This may include, without limitation, lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, or replacement costs.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability to the extent such liability cannot legally be limited or excluded under applicable law.

SECTION 18 - INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless ruthie, Shopify, and our respective affiliates, partners, employees, agents, contractors, licensors, and service providers from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, or reasonable costs arising from your material breach of these Terms, your violation of applicable law, or your infringement of the rights of another party.

SECTION 19 - SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

The unenforceable portion will be deemed severed from these Terms, and the determination will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

SECTION 20 - WAIVER; ENTIRE AGREEMENT

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

These Terms of Service, together with policies or operating rules posted on our site, constitute the agreement between you and us regarding your use of the Services, subject to applicable law.

SECTION 21 - ASSIGNMENT

You may not transfer or assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.

We may transfer, assign, or delegate our rights and obligations under these Terms as permitted by applicable law.

SECTION 22 - GOVERNING LAW

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements through which we provide Services will be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal law and the laws of the state in which ruthie is headquartered, without limiting any consumer protections that apply to you under applicable law.

SECTION 23 - HEADINGS

The headings used in these Terms are included for convenience only and do not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

SECTION 24 - CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE

You can review the most current version of these Terms of Service on this page.

We reserve the right to update, change, or replace portions of these Terms by posting updates to our website.

When required by applicable law, we will provide notice of material changes. Your continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

SECTION 25 - CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions about these Terms of Service, your order, or our Services may be submitted through the Contact Us page on our website.

Trading name: ruthie
Website: heyruthie.com

Additional contact information will be provided where required by applicable law.