Legal Terms and Conditions of Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) Shipping:


SET HERE BELOW ARE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU ARE PERMITTED TO USE HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) WEB SHIPPING: PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY. IF YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR AGREEMENT BELOW ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AND THE ENTITY, IF ANY, WITH WHOM YOU ARE EMPLOYED OR REPRESENT. ONCE ACKNOWLEDGED, THIS DOCUMENT WILL CONSTITUTE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) AND YOU AND SUCH ENTITY (collectively referred to as "Customer" hereinafter) GOVERNING ALL USE OF WEB SHIPPING. WHEN USED IN THIS AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), THE NAME "HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY)" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UNIVERSAL EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL) CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. ITS PARENT AND ANY AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, INCLUDING HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) EXPRESS AND HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) GROUND. PLEASE PRINT OUT A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND RETAIN IT WITH YOUR FILES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Section 1. Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) grants Customer a non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-assignable right to use WEB SHIPPING, solely to label, rate, route, record, track, prepare and invoice shipments tendered to Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) by Customer for carriage and for no other purpose. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account number and its use within your organization.

Section 2. Intellectual Property Rights. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) holds and retains all worldwide rights, title and interests, including without limitation, copyright, in and to WEB SHIPPING. Customer may not copy, modify, translate, transmit, distribute, adapt, reproduce, decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble WEB SHIPPING.

Section 3. Use. Customer agree to follow Homeshipping.com (a UEI company)'s instructions regarding the use of WEB SHIPPING. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) may modify WEB SHIPPING at any time for any reason. Use of WEB SHIPPING to prepare shipments by or for the benefit of third party shippers is expressly prohibited. Customer is responsible for all charges incurred, where all charges will be automatically billed to customer’s credit card number rendered at the time of registration or any replacement credit card customer may choose. Charges may also be billed to customer’s account is applicable.

Section 4. Termination. Use of WEB SHIPPING may be terminated at any time for any reason.

Section 5. Disclaimer of Warranty. Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that WEB SHIPPING is made available for Customer's use free of charge and that Customers use of WEB SHIPPING is at its sole risk. HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING WEB SHIPPING AND THE FUNCTIONING OF THE INTERNET WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) DOES NOT WARRANT THAT WEB SHIPPING WILL MEET ALL OF CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS OPERATIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECT WITHIN WEB SHIPPING WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) DOES NOT WARRANT NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE RESULTS OF CUSTOMER'S USE OF WEB SHIPPING IN TERMS OF CAPABILITY, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION, REPRESENTATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.

Section 6. Limitation of Liability. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) IS PROVIDING THE USE OF WEB SHIPPING FREE OF CHARGE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES IN TORT, CONTRACT, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LAW RESULTING FROM THE USE OF WEB SHIPPING OR THE INTERNET, OR THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, WEB SHIPPING OR THE INTERNET, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, PROFITS, DATA, OR BUSINESS, AND DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER'S INTERNAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS EVEN IF HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY), OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF HOMESHIPPING.COM (A UEI COMPANY), HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Section 7. Terms and Conditions of Carriage. (a) Customer agrees that domestic and international carriage by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) of any shipments tendered to Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) using WEB SHIPPING shall be in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations of liability set out on the NONNEGOTIABLE Air Waybill that will be filled out by the customer at the time of pick from the vendor who is ultimately chosen to perform the service, Label, Manifest, or Pick-Up Record (collectively "Shipping

Documentation") and as appropriate any transportation agreement between Customer and Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) covering such shipment and in any applicable tariff, service Guide or Standard Conditions of Carriage, copies of which are available upon request, and which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. If there is a conflict between the Shipping Documentation and any such document then in effect or this Agreement, the transportation agreement, tariff, Service Guide, Standard Conditions of Carriage, or this Agreement will control, in that order of priority. If a shipment originates outside the United States, the contract of carriage is with the Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) subsidiary, branch, or independent contractor who originally accepts the shipment.

(b) In the event Customer uses WEB SHIPPING to process shipments tendered to Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) for delivery to locations outside the United States or country of shipment origin, Customer will, at Customer's sole expense, assure that the terms and conditions of international carriage supplied by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) from time to time (and which may be amended or modified from time to time at Homeshipping.com (a UEI company)'s sole discretion) are placed on the Shipping Documentation as may be instructed by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company), for all such international shipments. Customer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Homeshipping.com (a UEI company), its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, damages, claims and other items of cost and expense arising out of Customer's failure to apply the international carriage terms to the Shipping Documentation for such international shipments, including without limitation claims from the recipient of any shipment, and Customer's failure to follow Homeshipping.com (a UEI company)'s instructions in regard to the placement of the terms on the Shipping Documentation for such international shipments.

(c) Printed Signature. Customer acknowledges that if WEB SHIPPING is used to process shipments to locations outside the United States or country of shipment origin, Customer must enter the name of the person completing the Shipping Documentation to print in lieu of its manual signature on the Shipping Documentation, as applicable, for all shipments tendered by Customer to Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) using WEB SHIPPING. Customer further acknowledges that such printed name shall be sufficient to constitute the Customer's signature, and Customer's acceptance of Homeshipping.com (a UEI company)'s terms and conditions of carriage contained in the applicable transportation agreement, tariff, Service Guide, Standard Conditions, or Shipping Documentation, under which the shipment is accepted by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company), or its independent contractor.

(d) Unless otherwise indicated, the shipper's address indicated on the face of any Shipping Documentation is the place of execution and the place of departure and the recipient's address listed on the face of the Shipping Documentation is the place of destination. Unless otherwise indicated on the face of the Shipping Documentation the first carrier of all shipments is that vendor in which the customer has chosen to perform the shipping. Hence, in case of a claim, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will guide customer in carrying the claim and processing it. It is customer’s sole duty to follow up with the claim with the vendor who performed the service for that claim. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will only help the customer out of courtesy and is not responsible for the delays, losses damages of the shipments what-so-ever.

Section 9. Address Book. Subject to the terms listed below, addresses will remain in Your Address Book as long as You use WEB SHIPPING. If You do not use WEB SHIPPING for a period of 3 months, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) has the right to delete Your addresses. However, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will not delete Your WEB SHIPPING account. If You have any concerns, please email Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) at info@homeshipping.com. The Address Book is a feature provided free of charge by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company). You should maintain a back-up copy of Your addresses as Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will not be responsible for the loss of addresses contained in the Address Book. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) may modify or terminate this feature at any time for any reason.

Section 10. Courtesy Rate Quote. The courtesy rate reflected here, if shown, may be different than the actual charges for Your shipment. Differences may occur based on actual weight, dimensions, and other factors. Consult the Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) professional staff at 310-330-5100 for more details.

Section 11. User’s login. With the user’s login at Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will store Your Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) WEB SHIPPING User ID and Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) account number in Your browser so that the next time You use WEB SHIPPING You won't have to remember them. If You select this option, You should know that unauthorized use of WEB SHIPPING could occur as WEB SHIPPING may be available to anyone with access to Your computer. You are responsible for all charges incurred under Your WEB SHIPPING User ID and Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) account number. By selecting this option You agree to the Registration and Security Terms and Conditions.

Section 12. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of California, without reference to its conflicts of law provisions. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or a portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any cause of action with respect to WEB SHIPPING must be instituted within one year after the claim or cause of action has arisen or be barred in a court of competent jurisdiction in California and in any other State other than California.

Section 13. Complete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Customer and Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) with respect to WEB SHIPPING, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous understandings, representations, statements or agreements, written or oral, regarding WEB SHIPPING. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be binding on Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) without Homeshipping.com (a UEI company)'s written consent. The provisions of Sections 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13 will survive the termination of this Agreement. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) may modify this Agreement at any time for any reason.

Section 14. All shipments will be weighed and measured again. In case of a discrepancy in weight or measure, shipper authorizes Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) to charge his/her credit card or other payment methods against the extra weight or measure incurred.

Section 15. If for any reason the shipment is not pick up at the final destination, including, but not limited to refusal of delivery, customs hold, or any other reason, shipper authorizes Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) to charge his/her credit card or other payment methods against all destination charges, including storage, customs clearance, cost of the return or disposal of shipment, and other associated cost.

Section 16. Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) is an intermediate between the shipper and the carrier. In case of a claim, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will guide the shipper how to complete a claim’s form, however, Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) will not be involved in the process of the claim. All claims will be conducted between the shipper and the carrier directly. All claims will be governed under the terms and conditions of this agreement and the terms and conditions that govern that particular carrier.

Section 17. The maximum liability for a shipment by Homeshipping.com (a UEI company) is $100.00, unless shipper buys additional insurance to cover the value of the shipment. Shipper may purchase up to 110% of the value of the shipment.

Section 18. Ground shipments must be scheduled 1 day in advance to secure a pick up.  The maximum size of a box cannot exceed 130 inches in length and girth.  Girth = Length +2(width+height).  To maintain your online rate, you may drop off your oversize ground shipment at any drop off location near you.  Drop off locations can be obtained from any customer service representative.

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