DSG Service Terms and Conditions

Diamond Service Grading Terms and Conditions of Services

By utilizing our services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. These terms and conditions apply to the services (“Services”) ordered by you (“Customer”) and described in a submission form (“Submission Form”):

1. Services Provided

1.1 Card Grading: We will evaluate and grade the condition of collectible cards based on industry-standard grading criteria.

1.2 Authentication: We will authenticate the collectible cards to verify their genuineness and provide a certificate of authenticity.

1.3 Turnaround Time: We will make best efforts to complete the grading and authentication process within a reasonable timeframe. However, unforeseen circumstances may affect turnaround times.

2. Submission Guidelines

2.1 Submission Requirements: Customer agrees to submit cards in accordance with our submission guidelines, including packaging and labeling instructions.

2.2 Ownership: Customer confirms that they are the legal owner of the submitted cards or have the authority to act on behalf of the owner.

2.3 Tampering: Customer represents and warrants that it has no knowledge and no reasonable basis for belief that any collectible submitted is not genuine or contains any non- disclosed alterations or restorations, including, but not limited to, trimming, re-coloring, bleaching, power erasing, re-backing, artificially toning, applying or removing punches or stamps, or any other method used to change or enhance the appearance, condition, or content of a collectible (collectively “Tampering” or “Tampered”). Customer acknowledges that Tampering is wrongful, and violations of this Section 2.3 shall entitle Company to compensatory damages and injunctive relief, as appropriate.

2.4 Our company has the right in its sole discretion to reject any collectibles submitted for Services in cases where the submitted collectibles do not comply with our current standards and procedures set forth on our website. Because even collectibles that are ultimately rejected must still be received, tracked, and examined, fees for services shall not be refunded for such rejected collectibles.

3. Fees and Payments

3.1 Fees: Customer agrees to pay the applicable fees for grading and authentication services as per our fee schedule, which is available on our website.

3.2 Payment: Customer agrees payment of all services is due at the time of submission. Prices for services are subject to change. We accept payment through the methods specified on our website.

4. Disputes and Corrections

4.1 Disputes Resolution: Our company holds the discretion to address disputes, including any damages incurred during services and/or mislabeled cards.

4.2 Correction Criteria: In the event that any card falls within our criteria for correction, we commit to rectifying the issue at no additional cost to the customer.

5. Limitation of Liability

5.1 Exclusions: In no event shall we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues.

5.2 Maximum Liability: Our maximum liability for any claims arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be limited to the total amount paid by you for the specific services giving rise to the claim.

5.3 Customer assumes all risk of loss or damage to collectibles until collectibles are received and inspected by our company. Provision of Services commences upon receipt of a submission of collectibles from Customer.

5.4 Non-Responsibility for Damages: Our card holders are intentionally designed to be tamper-resistant to maintain the integrity of the grading and authentication process. We explicitly disclaim any responsibility for damages that may occur if the card holders are removed or tampered with. Any such damages incurred during or after removal of the card
holder will not be the responsibility of our company.

5.5 Shipping: In the event of a claim for loss or damage during return shipping, the basis for valuation shall be the fair market value of the collectibles at the time of loss, as determined by an independent appraiser, not to exceed the Customer’s declared value. Customer assumes risk of loss or damage to collectibles during return shipment to the extent the declared value of any package exceeds the insurance limits. Insurance coverage is based on a collectible’s fair market value, not to exceed Customer’s declared value.

By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements.

Revised:11/21/2023

Website Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Diamond Service Grading!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Diamond Service Grading's Website, located at dsggrading.com.

By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Diamond Service Grading if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: "Client", "You" and "Your" refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company's terms and conditions. "The Company", "Ourselves", "We", "Our" and "Us", refers to our Company. "Party", "Parties", or "Us", refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client's needs in respect of provision of the Company's stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of us. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Diamond Service Grading, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Diamond Service Grading's Privacy Policy.

Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user's details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Diamond Service Grading and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Diamond Service Grading. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Diamond Service Grading for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

  • Republish material from Diamond Service Grading
  • Sell, rent or sub-license material from Diamond Service Grading
  • Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Diamond Service Grading
  • Redistribute content from Diamond Service Grading

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Diamond Service Grading does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Diamond Service Grading,its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Diamond Service Grading shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

Diamond Service Grading reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

  • You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
  • The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
  • The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
  • The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Diamond Service Grading a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

  • Government agencies;
  • Search engines;
  • News organizations;
  • Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
  • System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

  • commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
  • dot.com community sites;
  • associations or other groups representing charities;
  • online directory distributors;
  • internet portals;
  • accounting, law and consulting firms; and
  • educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Diamond Service Grading; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Diamond Service Grading. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

  • By use of our corporate name; or
  • By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
  • By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of Diamond Service Grading's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it's linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

  • limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
  • limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  • exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.