By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your country, state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your country, state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

You may not use our Services for:

• any illegal purpose
• unauthorized purpose
• for violating any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

You as Customer confirms that the provision of the service by our company will not constitute a breach by you or by us of any sanction, embargo, or export control laws imposed by any country, state, province, government or other competent authority which apply to you or to us. The Customer confirms that he observes and is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to foreign trade regulations and any sanction or prohibition imposed by any country, state, international governmental organization or other relevant authority) and shall not maintain any connections with persons or organizations against which restrictive measures in the fight against terrorism or any other foreign trade related sanctions have been imposed.

TopShipping will not provide services to persons and/or entities identified on:

• The U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List, Entity List of proliferation concern, or Unverified List; or
• The U.S. State Department List of Statutorily Debarred Parties ; or
• The List of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. TopShipping also will not provide services to any person or entity that is directly or indirectly involved in the financing, commission or support of terrorist activities or in the development or production of nuclear, chemical, biological weapons or in missile technology programs as specified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. part 744).

TopShipping will not directly or indirectly, participate in any way in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology (hereinafter collectively referred to as “item”) exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or that would require an export license under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 

TopShipping takes every precaution and makes every effort to fully comply with all laws and regulations governing international trade, including the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), relying on the information provided by the Member and the U.S. seller.

TopShipping will not accept “postage due” mail and/or COD packages, items or parcels on behalf of Customer unless Customer has previously arranged and prepaid such acceptance with TopShipping.  At its sole

discretion, TopShipping may refuse to accept “postage due” mail and/or COD packages, items or parcels on behalf of Customer under any circumstances.

Customer further acknowledges

that TopShipping may return to sender or discard any mail that is received at such mailing address but is addressed to a name not previously registered with TopShipping or is addressed to a name that has not completed the requirements set forth by TopShipping to verify the identity of such name, or is shipped by USPS from the vendor to a name for which TopShipping has not received a properly executed USPS Form 1583 and two forms of identification.

TopShipping takes every precaution and makes every effort to fully comply with all laws and regulations governing international trade, including the Federal Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR).

TopShipping reserves the right to open and inspect all items delivered in your name without notice to you. The following list is a non-exclusive sampling of items that are either restricted, cannot be shipped or, depending on your destination country, may either require an import license, additional documentation and/or cause problems and delays during the customs review of your shipment:

• Combustible/flammable items (paints, oils, lighters)
• Any type of pressurized can (hair spray, shaving cream, spray cans of any type)
• Hazardous materials (matches, chemicals, explosives)
• Firearms, weaponry and their parts: military, police and tactical equipment of any kind, including guns, gun replicas, gun accessories, gun components (magazines, clips and rail systems), ammunition, knives, swords, compound bows, crossbows, discharge weapons such as shock batons or stun guns, tooling for guns or gun parts, optical scopes, laser sights, night sights, night vision goggles, handcuffs and other restraints, surveillance equipment.
• Agricultural products such as tobacco, plants and seeds.
• Coffee
• Perishable foods
• Animals and products made with animal skin (furs)
• Alcohol
• Cash, currency, money orders, cashiers’ checks, bank drafts, bearer bonds and collectible stamps and coins. Jewelry and precious stones are (a) restricted to some countries and (b) can only be insured up to $500 maximum and any shipments of jewelry in excess of $500 carriage limit is uninsured and Member assumes all risk of loss above such limit
• Lottery tickets and gambling devices
• Prescription and/or veterinary medication
• Pornography
• Lock picking devices
• Government IDs and licenses, or items that claim to be, or that look similar to, government identification documents. This includes uniforms and badges or patches designed to look like official government issue.

In addition to these lists of Prohibited or Restricted Commodities, the customer cannot ship items that are listed on the Country-Specific list of Prohibited or Restricted Commodities listed on shipping carrier’s sites:

• UPS Facts and Regulations & Guide to Shipping Dangerous Goods
• DHL Facts and Regulations & Guide to Shipping Dangerous Goods
• USPS Facts and Regulations & Guide to Shipping Dangerous Goods

For more up-to-date information on country-specific facts and regulations, the customer must refer to the local customs authority in his country.

Customers can pre-pay Duties and Taxes that are charged by customs office in the destination country. If you choose to pre-pay Duties and Taxes, you may avoid customs delays.

If you do not choose to pre-pay Duties and Taxes, you will be responsible for Duties, Taxes, and any other related charges when your package arrives in your country.

If Customer refuses to accept packages or parcels from TopShipping mailed or forwarded to Customer pursuant to this agreement, TopShipping may return the mail or package to the original sender and charge the customer for any return postage and all other fees and expenses reasonably incurred by TopShipping in connection with such returns. Upon the request of TopShipping, the Customer must sign for or otherwise acknowledge its acceptance of all packages and parcels sent to Customer by TopShipping.

TopShipping includes order descriptions and values with the customer shipment(s), to facilitate custom clearance of packages when they arrive to the destination country. The customer is however responsible for paying all custom clearance costs including duties, taxes or any other related charges, and of providing detailed commercial invoices, if requested, to the customs office in his country, to clear his package(s) through customs for delivery.

The customer will be held liable for return shipping (if applicable), duties and taxes (if incurred), and for all associated fees when any of the following circumstances occur:

• They refuse delivery of your parcel for any reason.
• The carrier makes unsuccessful attempts to deliver his parcel to his address because he was not at home and/or did not pay duties and taxes.
• They provide an invalid or incorrect address.
• Their parcel is returned by customs because your merchandise is restricted from import into his country.
• They refuse to pay duties and taxes.
• If the customer fails to clear the items from Customs.
• They want to return an Assisted Purchase that they have already received for whatever reason. (We send the customer a copy of the order confirmation when the Assisted Purchase is placed, and they are responsible for notifying us of any inconsistencies before we receive and forward the Assisted Purchase to them)

If any of the above occurs, the package(s) will be abandoned and the customer will be billed for any additional fees. Absolutely no refunds will be issued.

All Packages are shipped on a limited liability basis. In no event shall TopShipping be liable to anyone for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential or other damages of any type or kind. In no event shall TopShipping be liable to anyone for any direct damages of any type or kind (including lost profits) from performance of TopShipping or its shipping carriers.

Dimensional weight may apply on bulky, lightweight packages. If the dimensional weight exceeds the actual weight, then the dimensional weight will be used as the billable weight for the shipment. For your convenience, the actual weight, dimensional weight and dimensions for each box will be visible on your account when your package arrives at our warehouse. For more information about the dimensional weight, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_weight

The Shipping calculator shows results for the discounted shipping rates available to the selected destination. All shipping rates are shown in US dollars. Packages are forwarded by the shipping carriers that are available on the Shipping calculator, however if a certain shipping carrier does not offer a certain shipping method such as Priority or Economy service to the area where the customer is located, we will automatically use an alternate shipping method offered by the same carrier.

If the shipping carrier charges a remote area surcharge to deliver packages to the area where the customer is located, this surcharge will be requested from the customer before we ship his packages to him. If the customer does not pay the remote area surcharge within 5 days, we will automatically ship his packages to his address with another shipping carrier that does not charge a remote area surcharge to deliver to the area where the customer is located.

If the shipping carrier does not deliver to the area where the customer is located, we will automatically use another shipping carrier that can deliver packages to the area where the customer is located.

The shipping rates displayed on TopShipping and on any of its pages, or provided as quote to any business or individual, are confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged or prohibited from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee, you are on notice of its status and may not use copy or disclose this information to any other person. To do so could be a breach of confidence and unlawful.

TopShipping stores packages free of charge for a period of 180 days from the date of delivery from merchants to TopShipping warehouse. The maximum free storage time for each package is 180 days since the date of its delivery to your suite from the merchants. After 180 days of free storage, the goods will be deemed abandoned and thus may be disposed of without incurring any liability to the customer or TopShipping or any other party whatsoever.

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. TopShipping reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at their sole discretion.

Customer will enter a confidential password and receive a US address with his own unit number when registering for a new account with TopShipping. Customer shall maintain the security and confidentiality of the password. Customer is responsible for all directions, orders, notifications, expenses incurred or other actions that may occur through use of the Customer’s account. Customer must immediately alert TopShipping of any fraudulent, unauthorized, illegal or suspicious use of the Service or any other breach of security or unauthorized or illegal activity that is reasonably suspected by Customer.

To protect our customer’s accounts against fraud; the change of the country on the forwarding address is not allowed. The forwarding address can only be modified to another address within the same country that the customer selected during his registration on TopShipping. If the forwarding country was selected in error during registration, the correction must be requested by sending a message to our customer service from the same email address used for the registration on TopShipping.

Supporting documentation including a utility bill and two Government issued picture identification cards will be requested to verify the new forwarding address. Forwarding to other Freight Forwarding companies inside or outside the United States is absolutely not permitted.

TopShipping warehouse is a private and secure facility, and it is not open to the public. Pickups by individuals or unauthorized shipping carriers are not allowed. (Our warehouse is not publicly accessible, so you can’t come by yourself or send a friend or an unauthorized shipping carrier to pick up your packages.)

Most of the activity at the Site involves the viewing of materials, which are made accessible to everyone so there is no need for it to be secure. Other areas of the Site require the use of passwords, usernames and may have other security features. You are responsible to keep your usernames and passwords confidential. You should promptly notify TopShipping if you become aware of unauthorized use of your usernames or passwords or use of services or materials available from this Site. The use of your usernames or passwords by you, or by any person with or without your knowledge or consent, in connection with a TopShipping transaction, binds you legally and makes you responsible to the same extent and effect as if you had given signed, written instructions to us, unless you have previously notified us that the confidentiality of your usernames or passwords has been compromised.

This site and/or application is provided by TopShipping on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis. TopShipping makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this site and/or application or the information, content, materials or products included on this site. You expressly agree that your use of this site and/or application is at your sole risk. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, TopShipping disclaims all warranties, Express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. TopShipping does not warrant that this site, application, its servers or e-mail sent from TopShipping are free of viruses or other harmful components. TopShipping will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site and/or application, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages. Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions or limitations may not apply to you, and you might have additional rights.

All contents included on the TopShipping website, such as text, graphics, icons, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of TopShipping or its content suppliers and protected by United States and International Copyright Laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of TopShipping and protected by US and International Copyright Laws. All software used on this site is the property of TopShipping or its software suppliers and protected by United States and International Copyright Laws. All right, title, and interest in the website and services provided therein, including, but not limited to, all associated market data and information is owned by TopShipping, and you acquire no interest therein. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use or any reproduction, modification, or distribution of materials is strictly prohibited. All other trademarks or trade dress not owned by TopShipping that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by TopShipping.

“Cookies” are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard disk so that your computer can be identified when you re-access the site. A cookie can only be read by the site that places it, so TopShipping cannot track information based on any other cookies in your browser. From time to time, we may use the cookie feature of web browser applications which will allow us to store data about your visit. Cookies help us to provide you with a customized web experience and to learn which areas of our site are useful and which areas need improvement. We may also use cookies to provide you with shopping fulfillment services, including requests for price quotations, purchase instructions, purchase tracking, and the administration of special promotions. Internet Explorer uses a separate file for each cookie. Cookies are generally supported in version 3.0 and newer of Internet Explorer. Most browsers also allow the option of displaying a warning before accepting a cookie, or refusing all cookies. Declining cookies while using TopShipping shopping cart may result in some features not working properly.

The TopShipping Privacy Policy governs the use of information collected from or provided by You at the website. With respect to any individual whose personal information is provided by You to TopShipping, You represent to TopShipping that You have obtained all necessary consents for the processing of such personal information contemplated by the Services You are using and by the TopShipping Privacy Policy, including the transfer of such data to the United States or other countries whose laws may not provide the same level of protection for the personal data as the laws of the country of origin of such individual.

The links to other websites will let you leave TopShipping site. The linked sites are not under the control of TopShipping and TopShipping is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. TopShipping is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or any representation by TopShipping of the site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, bugs, problems or other limitations.

TopShipping may modify any aspect of this agreement at any time at its sole discretion without prior notice. Any modification to the Terms and Conditions shall be effective immediately once posted on the website. Check the website regularly if you are interested in reviewing any changes. Your use of the website and the TopShipping service after modifications have been posted constitutes your acknowledgment of such modifications and your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of these changes.

You may close your account with or without cause at any time. TopShipping may terminate your use of the Service with or without cause at any time and effective immediately, at TopShipping sole discretion, should your conduct fail to conform to the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service. TopShipping shall not be liable to you or any third party for termination of the Service or termination of your use of the Service. Should you object to any terms and conditions of the Terms of Service or any subsequent modifications TopShipping makes to the Terms of Service or become dissatisfied with the Service in any way, your only recourse is to immediately: (1) discontinue use of the Service; and (2) notify TopShipping of your termination and, at your discretion, notify TopShipping of the reasons for your termination.

You agree to use the website in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rulings and regulations and in a fashion that does not, in the sole judgment of TopShipping, negatively reflect on the goodwill or reputation of TopShipping and shall take no actions which would cause TopShipping to be in violation of any laws, rulings or regulations applicable to TopShipping.

TopShipping shall be excused from performance of its obligations, in whole or in part, under this Agreement if the failure or inability to perform is caused by reason of Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” as used herein means acts of God, fire, flood or other natural catastrophes, electric, communications or other utility outages, national emergencies, civil disturbances, insurrections, riots, wars (declared or undeclared), epidemics, strikes or labor disputes, actions or restrictions of a governmental authority, or causes not within the reasonable control of TopShipping.

You agree that TopShipping, in its sole discretion, may terminate or suspend Your use of the website, the TopShipping Systems, Information, Services and Content at any time and for any or no reason in its sole discretion, even if access and use continues to be allowed to others.

Upon such suspension or termination, you must immediately (a) discontinue use of the website, and (b) destroy any copies You have made of any portion of the Content. Accessing the website, the TopShipping Systems, Information or Services after such termination, suspension or discontinuation shall constitute an act of trespass. Further, you agree that TopShipping shall send you important communication and service updates and shall not be liable to You or any third party for any termination or suspension of Your access to the TopShipping website, Systems, Information or Services.

You may not assign these Terms of Use or any of Your interests, rights or obligations under these Terms of Use.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.