This website, bigblackbear.com, is offered to the user on the condition the user accepts without modification the terms, conditions and notices contained herein. By accessing and using this website, the user agrees to the following  terms.

If you do not agree to these terms of use please do not use this site or submit any orders for products or services from this site.


I.  Copyright  and Trademark Notice

Bigblackbear.com contains materials provided by the The Big Black Bear Shop ("BBB") and other sources.  All content is copyrighted to the BBB as a collective work under the U.S. copyright laws. This site is for your  personal, non-commercial use, and you may not modify, copy, sell, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,  publish or license, any material from this site, including code or software. Violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties.  Copyright © 2007 The Big Black Bear Shop. All rights reserved.  Bigblackbear.com, and the Big Black Bear Shop are trademarks or service marks  of the BBB, all rights reserved. These and other BBB graphics, logos, service marks and trademarks of BBB may not be used without prior written consent of BBB. All other trademarks,  product names, company names and logos appearing on bigblackbear.com are the property of their respective owners.


All  comments, guest book entries, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or information disclosed or offered to or in response to the BBB through this website shall remain  the property of the BBB. By utilizing this website as a  vehicle for communication, you grant the BBB a royalty free,  perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted license to use any comments for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without  compensation to the author or provider of the comments.


II.  Applicable  Laws

As  a visitor of bigblackbear.com, you shall abide by all applicable  federal, state or local laws, including, but not limited  to, areas such as libel, slander, indecency, trade libel,  product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, obscenity, indecency, and copyright and trademark infringement. Customers of bigblackbear.com shall not violate any federal, state or  local export laws with respect to products purchased from the Big Black BEar Shop.

This  website is created and controlled in the State of Vermont and shall be governed by the laws of Vermont without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. User hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Vermont and the United States of America located in the State of Vermont for any litigation arising out  of or relating to use of or purchase made through bigblackbear.com  (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the venue of any such litigation in VT and agrees not to plead or claim that litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Similarly, all forms of dispute resolution shall also be convened and governed within the State of VT.


III.  Limitations  of Liability

Use  of bigblackbear.com is at the discretion of the user.  Under  no circumstances shall the BBB, its trustees, officers,  employees, members, or agents be liable for any direct, indirect,  incidental, special, or consequential damages, losses or  expenses that may result from the possession, use of, or  inability to use, this site or products purchased from this  site.  All products and services on bigblackbear.com are distributed  on behalf of various manufacturers and suppliers.  Except for the BBB return policy, all rights and  remedies with respect to your purchase, including warranty,  maintenance and liability, shall be governed by applicable  policies and procedures of the product manufacturers and  suppliers.  The  information on bigblackbear.com may contain errors, omissions,  inaccuracies, or outdated information. The BBB makes no  representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, adequacy, or currency of the information on the website, and will not be liable for any lack of foregoing.  Pages within this website may contain links and pointers to other websites that are maintained by third parties and are not under the control of the BBB. Accordingly, the BBB makes no representation or endorsement concerning the content  of any third party website, which you shall review at your own discretion.  The user acknowledges that bulletin boards, chats, conferences, guest books, and  any other forms of communication which may be hosted by this website are public and not private communications. The content  of these communications forums by yourself and others is  not to be considered endorsed by the BBB, and shall not  be considered reviewed, screened or approved by the BBB.

User  specifically acknowledges and agrees that the BBB is not  liable for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with any BBB material, or with any of the BBB’s terms and conditions , your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using or visiting bigblackbear.com.


IV.  Privacy  Policy

The Big Black Bear Shop  respects the privacy of its users.  Please see our privacy  policy for further details.  


V.  Modifications

These  Terms of Use may be modified by the BBB at any time and will be binding at the time of implementation.  Users have the responsibility of reviewing this website’s terms of use before exploring the site or making a purchase.