Gretsch® Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Welcome to www.gretschguitars.com. Any person accessing this site agrees to the following:

All textual, graphical and other content appearing on this World Wide Web site (www.gretschguitars.com) is the property of Gretsch Guitars. Copyright © 2003 Gretsch Guitars, 8860 E. Chaparral Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85250.

You may view, copy, print and use content contained on this Web Site (including recorded material) solely for your own personal use and provided that: (1) the content available from this Web Site is used for informational and non-commercial purposes only; (2) no text, graphics or other content available from this Web Site is modified or framed in any way; and (3) no graphics available from this Web Site are used, copied or distributed separate from accompanying text. The use of any such content for commercial purposes is expressly prohibited. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or other grant of right to use any patent, copyright, trademark, servicemark or other intellectual property of Gretsch Guitars or any third party, except as expressly provided herein.

THIS WEB SITE MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO OR BE ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS ON WORLD WIDE WEB SITES OF Gretsch Guitars DEALERS OR DISTRIBUTORS, Gretsch Guitars DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND ARE NOT AGENTS OF Gretsch Guitars. Gretsch Guitars DOES NOT HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS, AVAILABLITY, OPERATION OR PERFORMANCE OF WEB SITES OF Gretsch Guitars DEALERS OR DISTRIBUTORS, OR ANY OTHER SITES, TO WHICH THIS WEB SITE MAY BE LINKED OR FROM WHICH THIS WEB SITE MAY BE ACCESSED.

Reference to any product, recording, event, process, publication, service, or offering of any third party by artist name, trade name, trademark, company name or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation of such by Gretsch Guitars. Any views expressed by third parties on this Web Site (including recorded interviews) are solely the views of such third party and Gretsch Guitars assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or veracity of any statement made by such third party.

Should any user of this Web Site send any feedback or data, such as ideas, comments, suggestions or questions regarding any Gretsch Guitars product or service or the content of this Web Site, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and Gretsch Guitars shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce, use disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation. Further, Gretsch Guitars shall 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 incorporating such ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques. If you desire confidential treatment of any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques please write Gretsch Guitars at 8860 East Chaparral Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. Attention: Legal Department.

This Web Site may be accessed by users internationally and may contain references or cross references to Gretsch Guitars products, programs and services that are not available in your country. Such references do not imply that Gretsch Guitars intends to make available in your country such products, programs or services or that such products may lawfully be used in or imported into your country. Gretsch Guitars reserves the right without prior notice to discontinue models, parts and accessories, and other items or change specifications at any time without incurring any obligations to any party.

Access to this Web Site may be monitored from time to time. The requesting URLs, the machine originating the request, and the time of the request may be logged for access statistics and security purposes. Use of this Web Site constitutes consent to such monitoring. This Web Site may be unavailable from time to time due to mechanical, telecommunication, software, and third-party vendor failures. Gretsch Guitars cannot predict or control when such downtime may occur and cannot control the duration of such downtime.

Reasonable efforts are taken to ensure the accuracy and integrity of information and related materials provided by Gretsch Guitars on this Web Site, but Gretsch Guitars is not responsible for misprints, out-of-date information, technical or pricing inaccuracies, typographical or other errors appearing on this Web Site, the Web Sites of any Gretsch Guitars dealer or distributor or any other Web Site. Information and related materials are subject to change without notice. This Web Site and all information and related materials it contains are provided "AS IS." Gretsch Guitars makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency, or adequacy of, or the suitability, functionality, availability, or operation of this Web Site or the information or materials it contains. By using this Web Site, you assume the risk that the information and materials on this Web Site may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs and requirements. Gretsch Guitars SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION GRAPHICS AND MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN.

NOTICE REGARDING USE OF HISTORIC PATENT NUMBERS/MARKINGS: Some GRETSCH® products are intentional recreations or reissues of vintage guitars and guitar components, and may therefore incorporate markings or text associated with original patents that have since expired. Specific examples of such models include patent numbers on certain FILTER’TRON™ pickups and patent numbers on BIGSBY® tailpieces. Such markings are included only for the sake of historical accuracy, and are not intended to denote or imply live patents or ongoing patent protection.

IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, WILL Gretsch Guitars BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF Gretsch Guitars HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSABLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, Gretsch Guitars DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Gretsch Guitars DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Gretsch Guitars DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT Gretsch Guitars) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

The laws of Arizona and the United States shall govern use of the website. Users agree that any action, suit, or proceedings arising from or related to use of the website shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of the State of Arizona without regard to choice of law or conflicts of law provisions.

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and any of these terms of use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.