Use of the Lakeshore Philatelics web site and the services we offer constitutes your acceptance of all terms and conditions stated in the below User Agreement.

Lakeshore Philatelics reserves the right to change or amend this agreement at any time. Changes or Amendments will be posted to our site and considered effective 30 days from the date they are posted to the site. If you do not agree to such changes, you may request that we close your account by contacting us.

All questions regarding this User Agreement should be sent via email to Legal Support .

1. Eligibility / Registration
To use our services, you must be at least 18 years of age and be able to form or enter into a legally binding contract in accordance with applicable laws. If you are eligible to use our services, you must complete the Registration process by providing Lakeshore Philatelics with true and correct information as required on the Lakeshore Philatelics registration form. If the information you provide is found to be false or non-verifiable, we may suspend or terminate your registration and account.

<>2. Placing Bids
By placing a bid on an item(s) listed on Lakeshore Philatelics, you are stating that you have the ability and intention to purchase the item for the amount of your bid, should the auction end and you are the high bidder. In the case of a reserve auction, if your bid meets or exceeds the sellers stated reserve price, you agree to purchase the item(s) for the amount of your winning bid.

Before placing a bid in an auction, you should be certain you understand all terms and conditions of the sale as indicated by the seller. Placing a bid is considered a legal, binding contract in most states. If you have any questions about an item, or the seller offering the item, you should ask the seller before placing your bid.

Only in certain situations would bid withdrawal be acceptable. These situations may include:

• The seller has made material changes to the description of the item after your bid was placed.

• The seller has made a typographical error in the description of the item.

• You have contacted the seller and received their express permission to withdraw your bid.

Bidders may not engage in the following activity:

• Bidding in a manner that causes the maximum bid of other bidders to be revealed, then retract your high bid, and bid again at a lower increment above the true high bidder.

• Placing bids for the purpose of exposing the sellers reserve price, then retract your bid and bid again later with a secondary User ID.

• Bidding on any item that you do not have the intention or means to purchase at the close of the auction, should your high bid cause you to win the auction. You are encouraged to ask the seller of an item listed on Lakeshore Philatelics, any questions you may have regarding the sale of, or condition of the item before placing your bid.

• By placing a bid, you further state that the purchase and or delivery of the item does not violate any local, state or federal laws, regulations or guidelines regarding the sale or distribution of such item(s).

8. Personal Information
Personal information is the information that you provide to Lakeshore Philatelics or to other members when:

• Completing the registration process.

• Placing a bid.

• Leaving feedback comments.

• Using any email feature offered to you through use of the site.

You are responsible for your personal information. In the event that your information creates a liability to us that may cause our Internet service provider, suppliers, agents, or contractors to sever their services to us because of such liability, we may take appropriate actions regarding such information.

The use of your information is explained in our current Privacy Policy.

9. Your Password
You may not disclose, share, or distribute your password to any third party. If you feel your password has been jeopardized, you may change your password at any time, and as often as you wish.

10. >11. Stability
Neither you nor any parties affiliated with, contracted by, or created by you may take any actions to interfere with or interrupt, the operation or stability of the Lakeshore Philatelics web site. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of any software, device, or programming routine that could place excessive loads on our system or interfere with any listing or auction listed on our site, or any users account or information.

12. 13. Privacy
Lakeshore Philatelics takes several steps to protect and prevent the misuse of the personal and private information you supply us. You may review our current Privacy Policy.

14. Notice
All notices given between both parties (You and Lakeshore Philatelics) will be made via email, certified mail, or registered mail. Notices we send you will be addressed to the email address which you provided during the registration process or currently have on file in your account with us. In these instances, unless the party sending the email is notified that the Recipients email address in not valid, such notices will be considered given 24 hours from the time the email is sent. Notices regarding changes to the terms and conditions of the User Agreement may be given by posting such changes to the site, and will be considered given and effective 30 days from the time of such posting.

15.1720. General
This Agreement and the terms and conditions herein, shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. You further submit to the legal jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario and agree that any legal action or proceeding regarding this Agreement, whether it be on a local, state, or federal level, shall be brought in Cornwall,Ontario, or a court within the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario.