Terms & Conditions
Please note that your use of Meridianvineyards.com is subject to the following terms ("Terms of Service"). If you do not agree with any of these terms of service, do not access or otherwise use this website or any information or materials contained on the site. Your use of this website shall be deemed to be your agreement to abide by each of the terms set forth below. The Terms of Service may be updated from time to time with or without notice to you. Your continued use of this website indicates acceptance of any modifications to the terms of service.
Intellectual Property and Restrictions on Use of Content
The website is subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. The contents of this website, such as trademarks, designs, text, logos, and icons, or other intellectual property are proprietary. You may not display, reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, or otherwise use the contents of the website in any way for any public or commercial purposes, without our written permission. You are authorized to use this material only for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may print or download information on our site for your own personal, non-commercial use.
User Obligations
You agree not to do any of the following while using this website:
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable law or regulation.
- Access, tamper with, or use nonpublic areas of the company’s website or computer systems. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access or tamper with these areas may be subject to prosecution.
- Frame or link to this website except as permitted in writing by our company.
The Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
Meridian Vineyards does not sell alcohol to persons under the age of 21. By using this site you swear and affirm that you are over the age of 21. Our company makes every effort to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not delivered to anyone who is under the age of 21. By using this site you are acknowledging that the person receiving a shipment of alcoholic beverages from us is over the age of 21. You also agree that any alcohol purchased from us online or by phone is intended for personal consumption and not for resale. If you do not agree with these conditions of use please do not use this site. If you intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent your age in order to provide alcohol to a person under the age of 21, our company will prosecute you fully to the extent allowable by law.
Title and Ownership
Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from our company to the purchaser at the warehouse and state it is purchased in and the purchaser takes all responsibility for the shipping it from the warehouse to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, our company is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser. By utilizing this service from our company, the purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in a fashion compliant with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine. The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered and once again authorizes that he/she is 21 years of age.
Links to Third Party Sites and Third Party Advertisements
Meridianvineyards.com may contain links to other web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that our company is not responsible or liable for (1) the availability or accuracy of such web sites or resources; or (2) the content, advertising, or products on or available from such web sites or resources. The inclusion of any link on this website does not imply that our company endorses the linked site.
Third Party Content and Monitoring
Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, events or other information or content expressed or made available on this website by third parties (including information providers and users) are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of our company. We neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, information, or statement made on this website by anyone other than authorized company employees acting in their official capacities.
Notices
Meridian Vineyards will give you any necessary notices by posting them on the Beringer.com website. You authorize Beringer.com to send notices via electronic mail as well if Meridian Vineyards decides, in its sole discretion, to do so. You agree to check the Beringer.com website for notices, and that you will be considered to have received a notice when it is made available to you by posting on the Wine.com Site.
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Information
On January 1, 2012, a new law came into effect in California called the Transparency in Supply Chain Act (SB 657). The law requires many large retail and manufacturers to disclose publicly their efforts, if they are taking any, to eradicate human trafficking and slavery from their supply chains. The law aims to increase the information available to consumers so that they can make more informed purchasing choices.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) supports the goal of eradicating human trafficking and slavery in all forms, including forced and child labor. TWE is a signatory to the United Nation's Global Compact and is committed to conducting business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. TWE expects all of its suppliers to comply with their Ethical Procurement Code (EPC), which includes:
Supplier Communication and Policies: Suppliers are required to sign our EPC, which requires compliance with labor laws, including this one. The EPC sets standards that address forced labor, child labor, health and safety, employee benefits, working conditions, working hours, discrimination, freedom of association and environmental impacts. In the supplier selection process, TWE evaluates potential new supplier to ensure they understand these standards and can demonstrate a commitment to comply with our EPC.
Audits: All suppliers must allow an authorized representative of TWE to audit their compliance with our EPC.
Corrective Action: TWE monitors supplier performance against the standards set out above by incorporating the EPC in its contractual agreements with suppliers. If an audit of a supplier reveals that they do not comply with the EPC and refuse to implement corrective actions TWE may elect to stop working with the supplier and engage with an alternative supplier who can illustrate compliance with our EPC.
Employee Education: All new employees are briefed on our EPC and on how to identify potential areas of concern in our supply chain.
It is crucial to Treasury Wine Estates that everyone involved in the manufacture of our products is treated with dignity. We will continue to update our polices and procedures to ensure we maintain the highest standards of conduct throughout our supply chain.
January 11, 2012
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us.
The Terms of Service were updated September 23, 2011.
