How to make a purchase online:

• Find the Item(s) you want
  You have found a product you would like to purchase. You are looking at the product page.
• Enter Quantity
  Enter the amount of items that you want. You can request as many as you want. Please note for bulk ordering you may be entitled to a special price. Please contact the sales office for additional information or bulk ordering.
• Click "Buy"
  Upon clicking "buy" you will be taken to your shopping cart to review your order. If you wish to continue shipping use the back button on your browser or menu bar on the left. You may address a gift or have an item sent to an additional shipping address. Upon entering the First and Last name you will be taken to a page to confirm your order. When you check out your will have additional ship to information to complete.
• When You're Finished, Click "View Cart" At The Top
  When you have selected all the items you want to purchase, click view cart and you will see an order summary. Review carefully to be sure all informaitaon is correct. Click Check-out Button and you will be taken to billing and shipping form.
• Enter Billing and Shipping Information
  By entering this information we are able to quickly process your order. Remember the billing name and address information must be exactly the same as the Cardholders name an adress information. If this information does not match exactly, your order may be cancelled.
• Click The Submit Button
  Upon clicking "submit" your secure order has been sent Please Enjoy Your Visit!

How to view or change the contents of your shopping cart:

• Click on the "View Cart" link located at the top of the page.
  You will be forwarded to your cart.
• Shippping Options
  Your shipping options for the items in your cart are displayed at the top of the left hand column of the viewport. This number is dynamically generated to assure accuracy on every purchase.
• Shopping Cart
  Your shopping cart is located in the upper left of the viewport. A photo of each item along with its name, price and the quantity ordered appear here.
• Change Quantity
  Change the number of items ordered by entering the quantity desired in the box.
• Update Cart
  To see your new subtotal, press the "Update Cart" button.
• Remove an Item
  Press the remove button located under the product quantity. The cart will automatically refresh.
• Empty My Cart
  Simply press "Empty My Cart" to elimanate all items and start over. The cart will automatically refresh.
• Continue Shopping
  Press the "Continue Shopping" button to be returned to the home page.
• Proceed to Checkout
  When you are happy with your choices press the "Proceed to Checkout" button. You will be forwarded to an account page where you may complete your transaction.
  

Secure Shopping

At GADGETUNIVERSE.com, protecting your information is a priority. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt your credit card number, name and address, so only GADGETUNIVERSE.com is able to decode your information.

Cookies
When you log on to GADGETUNIVERSE.com, your cookie allows us to:

• Recognize you as a repeat customer. This enables us to retrieve certain information that you previously provided so that you do not need to re-enter this information every time you shop with us.
• Alert you to new areas that we think might be of interest to you when you return to our sites and customize page content based on your browser type or other information sent in your cookie.
• At GadgetUniverse.com, protecting your information is a priority. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt your credit card number, name and address, so only GADGETUNIVERSE.com is able to decode your information.

To be sure your connection is secure, look at the lower left-hand corner of your browser window. If you see an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser), the SSL is active and your information is secure. Comments or Questions:
If you have any comments or questions about our privacy and security policy, send e-mail to:InfoCenter@GadgetUniverse.com

Sales Tax

Taxes that appear on your online order are approximate. The actual taxes charged to your credit card will reflect the applicable state and local sales taxes, and will be calculated when your order is shipped. Orders shipped to California will have all applicable local and state sales taxes added to your total order. To be clear, the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), which was signed into law on October 21, 1998, does not, as some have asserted, preclude sales and use taxes on any and all commerce conducted over the Internet. State and local governments are allowed to impose sales and use taxes on all such electronic sales, provided that the tax (and its rate) are the same as that which would be imposed on the transactions if they were conducted in a more traditional manner, such as over the phone or through mail order.

The IFTA is intended to prevent any jurisdiction from imposing special taxes on Internet transactions, other than such taxes that a jurisdiction already has the ability to impose (e.g., sales tax; see below). The ITFA prevents the imposition of any such taxes through October 21, 2001.

Currently, most e-commerce companies use the same taxation rules used by mail-order companies, which are based on Constitutional guidelines for interstate commerce. Generally this means that states can only require companies to collect sales tax in states where they have business operations, and as a result, a company will not collect sales tax in states where they have no business operations. If someone were to order something from one of our catalogs, that person would only be charged sales tax if he or she lived in a state where Gadget Universe has physical operations. Example: If a person in Wyoming ordered an item, GadgetUniverse would not be required to collect sales tax because it has no business operations in Wyoming.

The ITFA also prohibits state and local governments from imposing taxes on Internet access charges, protects against the imposition of new tax liability for consumers and vendors involved in commercial transactions over the Internet, and creates a temporary commission to study taxation of Internet commerce and to report back to Congress in 18 months on whether the Internet ought to be taxed and, if so, how taxes can be applied without subjecting the Internet and electronic commerce to special, discriminatory, or multiple taxation.

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