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TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. By accessing and/or using the website, completing the registration process, ordering a shipment, purchasing products, or using the services, you acknowledge, represent, and warrant that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with The Prepared American, and that you have the authority to enter into the Terms and Conditions of Use (on behalf of yourself or any entity that you represent). If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, you may not access or use services or order or purchase any shipments.

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE INCLUDE A CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND REQUIRE BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS.

The Prepared American expressly reserves the right to revise and/or update these Terms and Conditions of use at any time. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of use, you are responsible for reviewing the Terms and Conditions each time you use the website and understand and agree that any use of the The Prepared American website constitutes an acceptance of any changes to the Terms and Conditions of Use, as well as the Privacy Policy.

TERMS OF USE PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. By accessing and/or using the website, completing the registration process, ordering a shipment, purchasing products, or using the services, you acknowledge, represent, and warrant that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with The Prepared American, and that you have the authority to enter into the Terms and Conditions of Use (on behalf of yourself or any entity that you represent). If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, you may not access or use services or order or purchase any shipments. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE INCLUDE A CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND REQUIRE BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS. The Prepared American expressly reserves the right to revise and/or update these Terms and Conditions of use at any time. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of use, you are responsible for reviewing the Terms and Conditions each time you use the website and understand and agree that any use of the The Prepared American website constitutes an acceptance of any changes to the Terms and Conditions of Use, as well as the Privacy Policy. These Terms of Use are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any material changes, we may notify you by sending you an e-mail to the last e-mail address you provided to us (if any). We will notify you of any changes to our Terms of Use by posting the new Terms of Use here on this page. You are responsible for providing us with your most current e-mail address. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. Any changes to these Terms of Use will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you (if applicable). These changes will be effective immediately for new users of the Services. Continued use of the Services following notice of such changes will indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes. PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO VIEW THE CURRENT TERMS OF USE.

PRIVACY

We respect your privacy is important. Thus, we have created a Privacy Policy here that describes our practices with regard to collection, use, and disclosure of any personal information you provide to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to learn more about how we collect, use and disclose the information you provide to us or we otherwise learn about you through use of the Services, including how we market our services.If you choose to opt-in by clicking the notification disclosure check box upon checkout, you agree to be contacted via automatic telephone dialing system, by artificial/pre-recorded message, or by text message from The Prepared American at the telephone number you provide for shipping notifications and marketing. You understand that your consent to receive communications in this way is not required as a condition of purchasing any goods or services. You also agree that the information you provide will be used to provide you with tactical related offers and as otherwise set forth in the Privacy Policy. You understand and have read the Terms of Use and agree to be bound by them.

PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION

  1. WEBSITE USE NOT FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18

The Prepared American website is available to registered and unregistered users who are 18 years of age and older and who have not been suspended or removed by The Prepared American for any reason. The Prepared American reserves the right to revoke the ability to access the products and services offered on the website for any reason at any time, including as a result of a violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use or the Privacy Policy, without notice. By placing an order through the website, you represent that you are at least 18 years old or the age or majority (whichever is older) and that the person to whom the Merchandise will be delivered is also the age of majority. The Prepared American reserves the right to request any buyer to provide written proof of age in any form. At the time of delivery, any shipment containing Merchandise may require further the signature of an adult possessing valid picture identification issued by a government agency providing that he or she is at least 18 years old or the age or majority, whichever is greater. Use of the website is void where prohibited by law.

  1. PLACING AN ORDER THROUGH THE WEBSITE

All subscription orders placed through the Website are subject to The Prepared American’s acceptance. After your subscription order has been placed, we will provide you with an email confirming our receipt of your order. The confirmation you receive does not constitute our acceptance of your subscription order. Rather, we are only confirming our receipt of your subscription order. The Prepared American may refuse to accept or may cancel any subscription order, whether or not the subscription order has been confirmed, for any or no reason at all, and without liability to you or anyone else. If your payment card or payment method has already been charged for a subscription order, and no monthly box has been shipped to you for that most recent charge, and is later cancelled by The Prepared American, we will issue you a refund. If you do not receive confirmation that your subscription order has been placed, please contact our Customer Service Department listed on our home page under “contact”. Your subscription order will be deemed accepted upon its shipment and your receipt of a shipment confirmation of your subscription order. Processed subscription orders will be shipped according to the terms of our shipping policies, which are summarized herein.

We reserve the right to not accept a subscription order or limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per subscription order. Some reasons we may do so include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Subscription Orders that, in our sole discretion, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors of merchandise.
  2. Subscription Orders that appear to be shipped to a freight forwarding company for reshipment.
  3. Subscription Orders that cannot be processed as a result of incorrect or invalid billing, shipping or payment information. Be sure to double-check your information when placing an order. We cannot process Subscription Orders for several reasons including, but not limited to:
  4. Incorrect credit or debit card information such as a card number, expiration date and card security value;
  5. Incorrect payment method billing information (billing information provided must be the same as what your financial institution has on record);
  6. Insufficient or incorrect shipping address such as street address, city, state/province, ZIP or postal code.
  7. Subscription Orders, in our sole discretion, that we suspect to be fraudulent. We reserve the right to cancel or not accept any order that we suspect to have been placed as a result of fraudulent activity. We further reserve the right to cancel or not accept subsequent subscription orders from customers with a previous fraudulent order history.
  8. Orders connected to previous credit card disputes.
  9. WEBSITE SALES & SUBSCRIPTION PRICES

We reserve the right to modify the prices charged for our Subscriptions, or to add or remove any Subscriptions from the Website at any time without prior notice to you. Membership price quotes and any promotional offers provided to you prior to any price modification shall be honored. Any active Memberships that are no longer offered as a new subscription shall be honored, and be considered “grandfathered” in. You agree to abide by such other notices, terms, and conditions, including where applicable representing that you are of sufficient legal age to acquire a membership subscription and/or use or participate in any event or program, service, or feature. The Prepared American’s obligations, if any, with respect to its services, events, programs, and/or subscription memberships are governed solely by the terms, conditions, notices, and agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing on this Website should be construed to alter such terms, conditions, notices, and agreements.


  1. SHIPPING POLICY

All purchases made by the customer will require a minimum initial shipping fee of $9.95. The Prepared American reserves the right to change this fee at any given time during future purchases of products from our website as listed.


  1. REFUND & RETURN POLICY

Please understand that The Prepared American’s return deadline is within the first 15 days of receiving your order. The Prepared American will cover return shipping within the 15 day grace period. If you the customer, is not satisfied with your order, and contact us in the allotted time, we will process your return on our end by sending you a prepaid return shipping label via email. If you receive your order and it is damaged, a photo of the damage will be required to be sent to our support team. Your return request will be process in 1-2 business days, and after processing, you will see a refund reflecting back to the card you used to purchase the product within 1-3 business days. Return Address and all necessary info will be attached in the return shipping label automatically. If there is a return you need resolved in any way, please contact our support team from the website link titled “contact”.


  1. REVERSALS AND CHARGEBACKS/DISPUTES

We consider billing charge backs and billing reversals as potential cases of fraud. Fradulent use of our services and/or theft of services and as such will be treated as such and prosecution will occur. We reserve the right of filing a complaint with the appropriate local and federal authorities to investigate. Be advised that all activity and IP address information is being monitored and that this information may be used in a civil and/or criminal case(s) against a client if there is fraudulent use and/or theft of services.


  1. BILLING & MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT

If you have any issues or would like to cancel a subscription at any time, please contact our support team as listed above. All requests and issues will be handled in the order they were received.


THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND The Prepared American

Your payment method will automatically be charged for each successive monthly period at the then-current selected subscription rate. Your credit card will be charged on the date of your subscription sign up, and on the same date of each month thereafter.

To cancel your Monthly Subscription at any time, you must log-in to your account and manually cancel your subscription.

GENERAL RULES OF USER CONDUCT

You agree not to use (i) take any action or (ii) make available any content on or through the Services that: (A) violates any third-party right, including any intellectual property or proprietary right; (B) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, obscene, offensive, or profane; (C) constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail; (D) involves commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent; (E) impersonates any person or entity; (F) interferes with or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning Our Technology in any way not expressly permitted by the Terms; or (G) attempts to engage in or engage in, any potentially harmful acts that are directed against Our Technology.


ENFORCING SECURITY ON OUR WEBSITE.

Actual or attempted unauthorized use of the Website may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution, including, without limitation, punishment under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. The Prepared American reserves the unqualified right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Website without any notice to or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing, or recording your use of the Website is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in the sole and absolute discretion of The Prepared American. The Prepared American will also comply with all legally binding requests for such information including, without limitation, the provision of information pursuant to a court order. In addition to the foregoing, and in its sole and absolute discretion, The Prepared American reserves the right, to at any time and without advance notice, modify, suspend, terminate, or temporarily interrupt operation of or access to the Website or any portion thereof.

DISCLAIMER – NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Any information provided by The Prepared American regarding the products or otherwise (e.g. product descriptions or instructions) is for informational purposes only. You should not take any action based upon any information contained on the website. Use of the website is not meant to serve as a substitute for professional advice. You should read and strictly follow all product labels, packaging inserts, and instructions and all manufacturer directions and warnings and seek independent professional advice when appropriate.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend The Prepared American, its affiliates, and respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses of defense, including attorneys’ fees, in any way arising from or related to your use of the website, your violation of these Terms and Conditions or the Privacy Policy, content posted to the website by you, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

RELEASE

You hereby release ClubTac, its officers, employees, agents and successors from claims, demands any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, that is either directly or indirectly related to or arises from (i) your use of the Services; or (ii) your purchase of any Products.

RISK OF LOSS

Any merchandise purchased from ClubTac will be shipped by the third party carrier “Shipbob”. As a result, title and risk of loss for such merchandise will pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

SEVERABILITY

If any part of these Terms and Conditions shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms and Conditions, and in such event, such provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of applicable law or applicable court decisions.

THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, SERVICES & LINKS

The Prepared American Website, in its sole and absolute discretion, may post the third party advertisements and/or provide links to other third party websites that feature materials, programs, events, products, and services provided by third parties. You acknowledge that The Prepared American is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any such site, its use or contents and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources. The Prepared American makes no representations with respect to, nor does it guarantee or endorse, the quality, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, or correct sequencing of such third party materials, programs, events, products, and services or any other materials, programs, events, products, and services which you may access through such third party materials, products, and services. Moreover, links and/or advertisements for third party goods or services do not imply an endorsement with respect to any third party website or the products or services provided by any third party. Your correspondence or any other dealings with third parties found on this Website are solely between you and such third party and subject to the third party websites’ terms of use and privacy policies. The Prepared American expressly disclaims responsibility and liability for all third party provided materials, programs, events, products, and services contained on or accessed through the Website, and you agree that The Prepared American shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such content, materials, products, and/or services available on such external sites or resources. In the event you decide to access or use any of these other websites or resources, you agree you do so at your own risk.

Force Majeure

The Prepared American shall not be responsible for any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or to causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, such as fire, flood, earthquakes, hurricanes, tropical storms or other natural disasters; war, riot, arson, embargoes, acts of civil or military authority, or terrorism; strikes, or shortages in transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials; failure of the telecommunications or information services infrastructure; hacking, SPAM, or any failure of a computer, server or software, for so long as such event continues to delay the The Prepared American’s performance.

THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES & REPRESENTATIONS

From time to time, The Prepared American affiliates may endorse, promote or suggest services and/or products. The Prepared American’s affiliates recommendations will be based solely on The Prepared American’s affiliates determination that the service/product is of value to Users based on a review thereof by ClubTac’s affiliates, and/or The Prepared American’s relationship with the provider/producer of such service/product and/or The Prepared American’s affiliates prior usage of such service/product. The Prepared American’s affiliates may be compensated for its recommendations. The Prepared American’s affiliates may receive sample services/products for the purpose of conducting a review thereof.

ACCESABILITY DISCLOSURE:

General
Our company strives to ensure that its services are accessible to people with disabilities.

Accessibility on this Website
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Disclaimer
We continue our efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of our site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to use reasonable efforts toward improving seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities to the extent this can be done in a reasonable manner.

Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on this website as reasonably accessible as it can be consistent with normal business practices for a company of our size and resources, some content may be improved, so we welcome your suggestions.

Here For You
If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on our website or if you require assistance with any part of our site, please contact us and let us know. We will be happy to assist.