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Terms of Service

Effective Date: August 1, 2026

 

Welcome to Queen City Closet. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of the Queen City Closet website, online store, community features, member accounts, discussion areas, photographs, videos, comments, reviews, and other services available through www.queencitycloset.com.


In these Terms, “Queen City Closet,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Queen City Closet and its owners, employees, contractors, service providers, production partners, and authorized representatives. “You” and “your” refer to any website visitor, customer, community member, or other user of our services.


By accessing the website, creating an account, joining the Queen City Closet community, submitting content, or purchasing a product, you agree to these Terms. Do not use the website or its services if you do not agree to these Terms.


1. Eligibility to Use the Website

You may browse the publicly available portions of the website subject to these Terms.

If you are under 18 years old, you may make a purchase or use account-based features only with the involvement, supervision, and permission of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be responsible for your use of the website.

You must provide complete and accurate information when creating an account, placing an order, or communicating with Queen City Closet.

2. Community Age Requirement

The Queen City Closet community, including QCC Insiders, discussion groups, community pages, forums, member profiles, comments, direct interactions, photo submissions, video submissions, contests, giveaways, and other user-participation features, is available only to individuals who are at least 17 years old.


No person under 17 years of age is permitted to:
 

  • Create a Queen City Closet community account

  • Join QCC Insiders or another community group

  • Create or maintain a member profile

  • Post comments, messages, photographs, videos, or other content

  • Participate in community discussions

  • Enter a community contest or giveaway

  • Communicate with other community members through the website


By joining or participating in the community, you represent that you are at least 17 years old.

If you are 17 years old but have not yet reached the legal age of majority where you live, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms and has given you permission to participate.


Queen City Closet may request reasonable age verification at any time. We may suspend or permanently remove an account if we believe the member is under 17, supplied false age information, or failed to provide requested verification.

If Queen City Closet learns that a person under 17 has created an account or submitted content, we may terminate the account and remove the associated content and personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.

A parent or guardian who believes that a person under 17 has joined the community should contact Queen City Closet immediately.


3. Account Registration and Security

Certain features may require you to create an account.

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate and current information

  • Maintain only one account unless we approve otherwise

  • Keep your login information confidential

  • Avoid sharing your account with another person

  • Notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorized access

  • Accept responsibility for activities conducted through your account


You may not impersonate another person, misrepresent your identity, create an account for someone without permission, or use another person’s account.

Queen City Closet is not responsible for losses caused by your failure to protect your password or account credentials.


4. Community Standards

Queen City Closet is intended to provide a welcoming community for customers, Buffalo-area residents, supporters, and individuals interested in local apparel, photographs, events, and community discussions.

You may not post, upload, transmit, distribute, or otherwise make available content that:

  • Is threatening, abusive, harassing, intimidating, or defamatory

  • Promotes hatred, discrimination, or violence

  • Contains obscene, sexually explicit, or pornographic material

  • Exploits, endangers, identifies, or sexualizes a minor

  • Encourages illegal activity or dangerous conduct

  • Violates another person’s privacy

  • Reveals private addresses, phone numbers, financial information, or other sensitive information without permission

  • Infringes copyrights, trademarks, publicity rights, or other legal rights

  • Contains malware, harmful code, fraudulent links, or phishing attempts

  • Constitutes spam, unauthorized advertising, or repetitive promotional content

  • Misrepresents an affiliation with Queen City Closet

  • Promotes counterfeit merchandise or unauthorized use of protected brands

  • Interferes with another member’s enjoyment of the community

  • Violates any applicable law, rule, or regulation

Disagreement is permitted, but personal attacks, bullying, targeted harassment, and repeated disruptive conduct are not.


5. Community Moderation

Queen City Closet may review, monitor, restrict, hide, edit, move, reject, or remove community content at its discretion. We are not obligated to review every submission before or after it is posted.

We may warn, suspend, restrict, or permanently remove a member for violating these Terms, creating a safety concern, disrupting the community, or engaging in conduct that may harm Queen City Closet, its customers, or other members.

Moderation decisions may be made without advance notice. The absence of enforcement in one situation does not waive our right to enforce these Terms in another situation.

Queen City Closet does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of statements made by community members.

6. User-Submitted Content
“User Content” includes photographs, videos, images, artwork, reviews, captions, comments, messages, usernames, profile information, stories, suggestions, designs, text, and other material submitted through the website or provided to Queen City Closet for publication.
You retain any ownership rights you legally hold in your User Content. However, by submitting User Content, you grant Queen City Closet a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, transferable, sublicensable, fully paid, and royalty-free license to:

  • Use, reproduce, copy, store, modify, adapt, crop, resize, edit, publish, display, distribute, transmit, and archive the content

  • Use the content on the Queen City Closet website and community pages

  • Use the content in social-media posts, advertisements, emails, product promotions, printed materials, and other marketing

  • Create derivative works from the content

  • Use your submitted name, username, likeness, image, voice, statements, and biographical information in connection with the content

  • Authorize service providers and marketing partners to use the content on our behalf


Queen City Closet is not required to use submitted content, provide attribution, request additional approval, or pay compensation unless we separately agree in writing.

You understand that content posted publicly may be viewed, saved, copied, shared, or republished by other users. Queen City Closet cannot guarantee that publicly posted content will remain private or can be completely removed from third-party systems.

7. Your Representations Concerning User Content
By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

  • You created the content or possess all necessary rights and permissions

  • The content does not infringe another person’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights

  • Every identifiable person shown in the content has authorized its submission and use

  • You have permission from a parent or legal guardian before submitting content showing a person under 18

  • The content is accurate and is not misleading

  • The content complies with these Terms and applicable law


Do not upload professional photography, copyrighted artwork, team logos, music, video footage, or another person’s content unless you have written permission or another valid legal right to use it.
You are responsible for claims arising from content you submit.

8. Photo and Video Release
By voluntarily submitting a photograph or video containing your image, likeness, voice, appearance, or performance, you authorize Queen City Closet to use that material as described in these Terms.
You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished advertisement, social-media post, publication, or other material in which your submitted content appears.
You release Queen City Closet from claims arising from authorized editing, publication, advertising, or promotional use of voluntarily submitted content, except where such a release is prohibited by law.

9. Intellectual Property
The website and its original content are owned by or licensed to Queen City Closet and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
Protected materials may include:

  • The Queen City Closet name and branding

  • Logos, crowns, graphics, and visual elements

  • Original apparel designs

  • Product photographs and mockups

  • Website text and product descriptions

  • Marketing materials

  • Page layouts and visual presentation

  • Videos, advertisements, and social-media content


You may use the website only for personal, noncommercial shopping and community participation.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, sell, manufacture, distribute, scrape, download, republish, or create derivative products from Queen City Closet materials without written authorization.

Purchasing a product does not transfer ownership of the artwork, design, branding, or intellectual-property rights appearing on that product.

10. Third-Party Trademarks and Affiliations
Queen City Closet may offer products inspired by Buffalo, Western New York, local culture, sports enthusiasm, neighborhoods, landmarks, traditions, and community identity.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Queen City Closet is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially licensed by any professional sports league, sports team, athlete, stadium, university, or other third-party organization.
Third-party names and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

11. Products and Product Information
We attempt to present product descriptions, photographs, colors, dimensions, materials, and other information accurately. However, we do not guarantee that every description, image, color, or specification will be completely accurate, current, or error-free.
Product appearance may vary because of:

  • Screen and device settings

  • Garment size and material

  • Print and embroidery placement

  • Manufacturing tolerances

  • Dye-lot differences

  • Lighting used in product photography

  • Updates made by production partners

Minor variations that do not materially affect the product’s intended use are not necessarily defects.
We may change product designs, descriptions, specifications, availability, and pricing without notice.

12. Made-to-Order Products
Queen City Closet products may be produced only after an order is placed. Because made-to-order products are created specifically in response to a customer’s order, all purchases are subject to the Return and Refund Policy displayed on the website.
Unless an exception is stated in that policy or required by law, made-to-order products are final sale and are not eligible for returns, exchanges, or refunds.
Customers are responsible for reviewing:

  • Product descriptions

  • Size charts

  • Color selections

  • Quantities

  • Shipping information

  • Personalization information

  • Other order details

before submitting an order.

13. Orders and Acceptance
An order confirmation does not necessarily constitute final acceptance of an order.
Queen City Closet may reject or cancel an order for reasons including:

  • Product unavailability

  • Pricing or description errors

  • Suspected fraud or unauthorized payment

  • Inability to verify billing or shipping information

  • Violation of purchase limits

  • Technical problems

  • Prohibited resale activity

  • Violation of these Terms

If we cancel an order after payment has been collected, we will provide any refund legally required for the canceled portion.

14. Prices and Payment
Prices are displayed in United States dollars unless otherwise stated.
You agree to pay:

  • The listed product price

  • Applicable sales taxes

  • Shipping charges

  • Any other charges disclosed before checkout

You represent that you are authorized to use the payment method supplied with your order.
Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. Queen City Closet does not control every aspect of those providers’ services and is not responsible for their independent acts, omissions, outages, or privacy practices.

15. Promotional Codes and Discounts
Promotional codes:

  • Must be used before their expiration date

  • May be limited to eligible products or customers

  • Cannot be exchanged for cash

  • Cannot be combined unless expressly permitted

  • May be revoked if obtained or used improperly

  • May not apply to prior purchases

Queen City Closet may correct, cancel, or reject a discount caused by an obvious mistake, technical error, unauthorized publication, or fraudulent use.

16. Shipping and Delivery
Production and delivery dates are estimates unless expressly guaranteed in writing.
Queen City Closet is not responsible for delays caused by circumstances outside its reasonable control, including:

  • Carrier delays

  • Severe weather

  • Natural disasters

  • Labor disruptions

  • Holiday volume

  • Supply interruptions

  • Customs delays

  • Incorrect customer information

Customers must provide a complete and accurate shipping address.
Risk of loss and responsibility for an order will be determined according to applicable law, the shipping method, and the circumstances of delivery.
Additional terms concerning damaged, missing, returned, or undeliverable packages are contained in the Return and Refund Policy and Shipping Policy.

17. Contests, Giveaways, and Promotions
Community contests, giveaways, or promotions may be subject to separate official rules.
Unless separate rules state otherwise:

  • Participants must satisfy the stated eligibility requirements

  • No purchase is necessary where prohibited by law

  • Entries may be rejected for fraud, manipulation, or rule violations

  • Prizes cannot be transferred or substituted except at our discretion

  • Winners may be required to respond within a specified period

  • Taxes associated with a prize are the winner’s responsibility

Community participation does not guarantee that a member will receive free merchandise, recognition, promotion, or other benefits.

18. Reviews and Feedback
Reviews must reflect genuine experiences and may not contain unlawful, abusive, fraudulent, or infringing content.
Queen City Closet may remove reviews that:

  • Concern a different business or product

  • Contain personal information

  • Include threats, harassment, or discriminatory content

  • Are submitted in exchange for undisclosed compensation

  • Contain spam or promotional links

  • Appear fraudulent or manipulated

Suggestions, ideas, recommendations, and general feedback provided to Queen City Closet may be used without restriction or compensation, provided that we do not claim ownership of legally protected confidential information accepted under a separate written agreement.

19. Prohibited Commercial Activity
You may not use the website or community to:

  • Advertise an unrelated business

  • Solicit customers or community members

  • Collect member information for marketing

  • Conduct unauthorized contests or promotions

  • Resell Queen City Closet products while representing yourself as an authorized retailer

  • Scrape product information or community profiles

  • Send spam or bulk messages

  • Promote counterfeit or infringing goods

Queen City Closet may authorize particular partnerships or promotional activities in writing.

20. Privacy
Use of the website is also governed by the Queen City Closet Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information. By using the website, you acknowledge that you have reviewed that policy.

21. Third-Party Services and Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites or use services provided by payment processors, manufacturers, delivery carriers, social-media platforms, analytics providers, and other companies.
Queen City Closet does not control and is not responsible for third-party:

  • Content

  • Products

  • Services

  • Availability

  • Security

  • Privacy practices

  • Terms and policies

Your use of a third-party service may be governed by separate terms between you and that provider.

22. Website Availability
We do not guarantee that the website or every feature will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free.
We may:

  • Suspend website access

  • Perform maintenance

  • Change or discontinue features

  • Restrict access to certain users or locations

  • Correct errors

  • Remove content

  • Modify community functionality

We are not liable for temporary interruptions, data loss, or incompatibility with a particular device or browser to the fullest extent permitted by law.

23. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website, community, content, and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Queen City Closet disclaims warranties that are not expressly stated, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and noninfringement, except where such warranties cannot legally be excluded.
Nothing in this section limits any warranty or consumer right that applicable law does not allow us to waive.

24. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Queen City Closet will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from:

  • Use or inability to use the website

  • Community interactions

  • User Content

  • Unauthorized account access

  • Third-party services

  • Lost profits, data, opportunities, or goodwill

  • Reliance on community statements

  • Delays outside our reasonable control

Where liability cannot be completely excluded, Queen City Closet’s total liability relating to a claim will not exceed the amount you paid to Queen City Closet for the product or service directly giving rise to that claim during the 12 months preceding the event.
This limitation does not apply where prohibited by law.

25. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Queen City Closet and its owners, employees, representatives, contractors, production partners, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses, and reasonable legal fees arising from:

  • Your violation of these Terms

  • Your User Content

  • Your infringement of another person’s rights

  • Your misuse of the website or community

  • Your unlawful or harmful conduct

  • False information supplied through your account


26. Suspension and Termination
Queen City Closet may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access if we reasonably believe that you:

  • Violated these Terms

  • Are under the required age

  • Created a safety or security risk

  • Engaged in fraud

  • Misused community features

  • Infringed intellectual-property rights

  • Harmed or threatened another person

  • Exposed Queen City Closet to legal or financial risk

Termination does not eliminate obligations or liabilities that arose before termination.
Sections intended by their nature to continue—including intellectual property, User Content licenses, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, and dispute provisions—will survive termination.

27. Copyright Complaints
A copyright owner or authorized representative who believes that material on the website infringes a copyright should provide Queen City Closet with:

  • Identification of the copyrighted work

  • Identification and location of the allegedly infringing material

  • Contact information for the complaining party

  • A statement explaining the basis of the complaint

  • A good-faith statement that the disputed use is unauthorized

  • A statement that the information supplied is accurate

  • The complainant’s physical or electronic signature

Knowingly submitting a false infringement complaint may result in legal liability.

28. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where another jurisdiction’s mandatory consumer-protection laws apply.
Any legal proceeding that is not required to be brought elsewhere by applicable law must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in New York.

29. Informal Dispute Resolution
Before filing a legal claim, you agree to contact Queen City Closet and provide a reasonable opportunity to address the dispute informally.
Your written notice should include:

  • Your name

  • Your order number or account information

  • A description of the issue

  • Supporting documentation

  • The resolution requested

Nothing in this section prevents either party from pursuing emergency relief, filing an eligible small-claims action, or exercising a right that cannot legally be waived.

30. Changes to These Terms
Queen City Closet may revise these Terms from time to time.
Updated Terms will be posted on the website with a revised effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through an account notice, website announcement, or email when appropriate.
Your continued use of the website after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, except where additional consent is legally required.

31. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
An invalid provision will be interpreted or modified as narrowly as necessary to make it enforceable while preserving its intended purpose.

32. No Waiver
Queen City Closet’s failure to enforce a provision does not waive its right to enforce that provision later.
A waiver is effective only when made in writing by an authorized representative of Queen City Closet.

33. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Return and Refund Policy, Shipping Policy, and any additional rules displayed for a particular service or promotion, constitute the agreement between you and Queen City Closet concerning use of the website and services.

34. Contact Queen City Closet

Questions, notices, age-related concerns, or reports of Terms violations should be submitted via email at: loyalty@QueenCityCloset.com

Please include enough information for Queen City Closet to understand and respond to the request.

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