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Updated November 2022

To all Visitors/Guests: PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS & PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THESE WEBSITES: ValerieHughesSmith (dot) com, TheVBoutique (dot) com, LipstickOnMyTeacup (dot) com, and any other website owned, created, controlled, and/or operated by Valerie Hughes Smith.

Referencing the above mentioned websites, as well as any other website owned, created, controlled, and/or operated by Valerie Hughes Smith (VHS), including any future websites—“VHS”, “we”, “us”, “author”, “publisher”, “seller”, and any other titles, names/categories and possible future names/categories contained herein are collectively, the Sites. Valerie Hughes Smith is not liable or responsible for any other company or website by others that may be mentioned on VHS websites. By your use of the Sites you are deemed to have agreed to all of the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policies set forth.

Information on the Sites may change and/or update at anytime and without notice. It is recommended that you review the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy before each use to read all changes, if any. Your using the Sites constitutes your clear understanding of all Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy and your acceptance of all Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy as well as all changes, if any, whether you have reviewed/read them or not. Additionally, any and all comments by VHS are the opinion of VHS. VHS is not liable and/or responsible for others comments, if any.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE AND/OR ACCEPT ANY PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS & THE PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE VHS Websites, including: TheVBoutique (dot) com.

All rights reserved. No part of Valerie Hughes Smith (VHS) websites may be used or reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the author/publisher. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Valerie Hughes Smith retains sole ownership and all rights, including but not limited to, copyrights to all material created or designed by Valerie Hughes Smith, which includes Trademark, logo, content, text, artwork, drawings, pictures, photos, books, future book(s). This excludes any work of others that may be mentioned in VHS documents or website(s). Should any work of others be used in documents or noted on VHS websites, such work will be referenced accordingly. Refer to others terms, conditions, privacy policies, notices, if any.

Trademark (TM): The Ruby Fish, designed exclusively by Valerie Hughes Smith. The Ruby Fish – inspired by the ocean.

The V Boutique artwork exclusively designed by Valerie Hughes Smith.

Material on the Sites, including but not limited to the Trademark/TM – The Ruby Fish, logo, content, text, artwork, drawings, pictures, photos and all that is created and/or designed exclusively by Valerie Hughes Smith is protected by copyright. All material created by the Sites, for the Sites, is the property of Valerie Hughes Smith. All property belonging to the Sites are to be used exclusively by VHS.

Including but not limited to, content, artwork, photos, pictures, etcetera, may change at the discretion of VHS, however, the distinct characteristics of the Trademark /TM will remain the same. FYI, lines on the TM are smooth and straight, but may appear uneven, worn, or threadbare due to the type of drawing.

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EMAILS, MAILINGS, BLOGS, PURCHASES…

If available on the Sites, emails or contact information that you choose to give to the Sites may be used, including but not limited to, for the Sites to respond to a query or for information pertaining to the Sites. Should the Sites have your personal information, you freely and willfully gave it, with the understanding that it may be used for such things as: responding to a query or comment, or for purchases that you may have made with the Sites, or information that may be sent to you. Additionally, if available, should you post on the Sites for example—post on a Blog—you are responsible for any and all comments made by you or anyone who posts on your behalf or anyone who posts during your visit—the Sites are not endorsing you or anyone else or anything by others; therefore, your comments… do not represent the Sites in any way, either expressed or implied. Further, including, but not limited to, any comments and/or opinion that you, the Visitor/Guest of the Sites, may give, are your sole responsibility, and the Sites will not be held liable and/or responsible in any way. At the sole discretion of the Sites, including, but not limited to, your post, comments, recommendations… may be read first to determine if it will appear on the Sites—or, it may be reported or deleted/removed permanently from the Sites at any time and without notice. The Sites are not liable and/or responsible, expressed or implied, for any comments or recommendations that may appear by others on the Sites. No Spam allowed. We wish to keep the Sites informative & fun!

THIRD PARTY SITES / LINKS/LINKED TO:

It is understood by all Visitors/Guests of the Sites that all TERMS AND CONDITIONS & PRIVACY POLICY set forth by the Sites, only apply to sites owned, created, controlled, and/or operated by Valerie Hughes Smith.

The Sites may contain links to websites that are, including but not limited to, owned, created, controlled, and/or operated by Third-Parties and Third Party Sites. The Sites are not liable and/or responsible for any other site(s), link(s), e-mail(s) that may or may not be present on any of VHS website(s). liable and/or responsible for Third Party Content or Updates from, including but not limited to, any advertisement, affiliate program(s), or network(s) that may or may not be present on the Sites. Further, the Sites do not approve, warrant, endorse or represent, either expressed or implied, any other site(s): e-mail(s), comment(s) that may be mentioned, links, linked to, owned, controlled, and/or operated by other person(s), including but not limited to, businesses and companies, collectively, Third Party sites.

Affiliates, if any, of the Sites, or an Affiliate program presented on the Sites must have a written agreement signed electronically or via e-mail or mail, by both parties. The Sites may terminate any and all such agreement at anytime and without notice. Further, the Sites may determine to not participate with any Affiliate or Affiliate program whatsoever. Terms and Conditions apply to all advertisers, if any.

If you should visit any Third Party site(s) that may be mentioned or linked to by the Sites, you assume full responsibility. In addition, the Sites are not liable and/or responsible for any inaccuracies that may appear on any site(s) including the Sites, and your use of any and all Third Party sites and the Sites are at your own risk.

IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE SITES, THAT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO CLICK ON OR LINK TO THIRD PARTY SITES, OR OTHER PERSON(S) SITES THAT MAY BE MENTIONED OR LINKED TO, REVIEW THEIR TERMS, CONDITIONS, PRIVACY POLICY, AND ALL POLICIES, IF ANY.

PURCHASING

The Sites offers no guarantees and/or no warranties, either expressed or implied. The Sites is not liable and/or responsible for items purchased by VHS from other sellers and then sold on the Sites. The Sites cannot confirm material brought from other sellers and/or vendors, such as stones, metals, beads… their descriptions could be incorrect, which means the Sites descriptions could be incorrect. Items may not be exactly as they appear in the picture provided on the Sites, and this is to be understood and considered “Unique” to each piece. The Sites are not liable and/or responsible for incorrect descriptions on materials. We wish for everything to be good quality and correct, but it might not be. We are not professional jewelers. VHS, jewelry artisan, may handcraft and/or design some of the pieces. We try very hard to have products that we, too, enjoy using or wearing or giving as gifts. The Sites is not liable and/or responsible for materials purchased from other sellers, which may be used by VHS to design and/or handcraft jewelry for sale. Standard Photo for some item(s) may not be the actual purchased item due to the quantity of the same item which may be listed. Color and sizes may not be exact to what is on the photo. Coins such as a quarter or dime might be used near the item to give you an idea of the actual size. If an item is for sale on VHS site(s) and you (buyer) make a purchase—i.e. books, jewelry, fashion accessories, VHS (seller) may ask buyer to give certain information pertaining to the purchase and payment. Some purchases may have a tracking code provided when shipped for the sole purpose of the seller confirming the delivery of a package(s). At the discretion of the seller, some items might provide a tracking code for the buyer for the sole purpose of confirming the delivery of the buyers order. You agree that any and all information that you have chosen to provide for your purchase(s) is true, correct, and current. In addition, by submitting such information, you hereby agree to pay all charges, including shipping and handling, unless VHS has included words to this effect: free shipping and handling. If applicable, the purchaser/buyer is responsible for purchaser/buyer taxes, including Internet Sales Tax. All pieces, if any, are sold “as is”. No Returns. Once payment is received and cleared, you agree to receive your purchase(s) by mail. Any available merchandise will be delivered within a reasonable amount of time, possibly between 2 – 12 business days and allowing time for uncontrollable events, if any. The Sites ships items in good condition unless noted otherwise and is not liable and/or responsible for damaged merchandise that has been already shipped. Products available for purchase may become discontinued or sold-out at any time and without notice, although, notice may be given. Any item that is not available at the time of your request and/or order may require additional delivery time, or the item may have been a limited item or it may have been discontinued. We ship to the address we receive from your PayPal verified payment. Different shipping services other than what is indicated may be used, perhaps due to weight. Any suggested retail price could be solely based on the opinion of the seller. Buyer assumes all responsibility for their purchase(s) once shipped. The Sites are not held liable and/or responsible for item(s) that may not be available at the time of order. Prices and terms may change without notice; however your price at the time of your order will remain if paid within 5 (five) days after placing your order. Once your purchase is shipped, the Sites will not be held liable and/or responsible for, including but not limited to, lost or damaged items, color or item selection, size of item(s), etcetera. Examples of color and size: the color you selected may appear different due to browsers that may show colors in a different way, the size of an item may vary according to the merchandise. The Sites is not liable and/or responsible for purchases made from other sellers and/or vendors or other sellers and/or vendors descriptions, if any, of any item(s) before VHS purchase(s) were made. Example: some items purchased for designing handcrafted artisan jewelry were described as: Genuine Leather, and perhaps it wasn’t; this is just one example out of many. The Sites has no control or responsibility for other sellers and/or vendors material(s) being what it was described as being when purchased by VHS. Additionally, information about materials will not be searched by the Sites or may no longer be available once the Sites purchases materials from who the Sites believed was a reputable seller at the time of purchasing any and all items, such as beads, findings, etcetera. The Sites is not liable and/or responsible for purchases the Sites made from other sellers and/or vendors, including materials. Some photos on VHS websites may be items for display only and not for sale. At this time, PayPal is the only method of payment and/or refund, if any. We use USPS for shipping, however, other shipping methods such as UPS might be considered. Shipping charges, paying method, and shipping method may change without notice. It is recommended that the buyer refer to the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy, if any, of any business being used for making payments or receiving item’s from the Sites, as the Sites are not liable and/or responsible for other businesses or other websites. At this time, the Sites does not offer International shipping. This may change without notice. Any future books written and released by VHS may be available with on-line retailers where International shipping may be available to some Countries outside the United States of America. When Lipstick On My Teacup and other books by Valerie Hughes Smith is published, the Sites may have a link to VHS book trailer(s) as well as on-line booksellers to purchase VHS book(s).

DISCLAIMER

The Sites does not represent or warrant, expressed or implied, that information, content, text… on the Sites is accurate or current. The Sites offers no guarantees and/or no warranties, either expressed or implied. Any counters, clocks, that may be displayed on the Sites, may or may not be accurate. Including but not limited to, prices or availability of item(s) and/or book(s) may change without notice. You assume complete and total responsibility and total risk for your use of the Sites, including but not limited to, any purchase(s) made from the Sites, and any material, software, service, product, comments, and opinions, that may be on the Sites. In addition, the Sites will not be held liable and/or responsible for, including by not limited to, any text, comment, or any damages that may arise out of your use of any VHS websites. In other words: VHS, the Sites, will not be held liable and/or responsible for anything. Everything on the Sites are presented on an “as is” basis.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnity, and hold harmless Valerie Hughes Smith (VHS, the Sites) from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, cost and expense, including but not limited to, attorney fees resulting from any breach by you of any of these terms and conditions, and privacy policies.

PARENTS/ GUARDIAN

The Sites are not directed to children under the Age of Eighteen (18), and VHS does not screen who uses the SItes: therefore it is Strongly recommended that all Parents and Guardians ensure Children and those under the age of 18 do not use any of VHS websites. You agree to abide by this restriction completely. Further, due to some content or description that may appear throughout the sites, we recommend that only Adults of Legal Age use of VHS websites. In addition, the Sites is not liable or responsible for any of its content, so please use it at your discretion. If you are not at least 18 years of age, you should not use this website or provide any personal identifiable information on the Sites in any Name/Category whatsoever, without the knowledge and permission of your parent or guardian.

BEFORE USING VHS WEBSITES OR MAKING ANY PURCHASE(S), ALSO PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (which could have different info than the Privacy Policy).

Persons who do not wish to abide by the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of VHS websites.

Thank you for visiting!

The V Boutique