Terms of Use

Welcome to James Fields Guitars. These Terms of Use govern your use of this website and the information, photographs, materials, and services made available through it.

By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.

Website Purpose

The James Fields Guitars website provides information about handcrafted classical guitars and ukuleles, the instruments I build, traditional construction methods, the workshop, available instruments, and commissioned instruments.

The website also provides ways to contact James Fields Guitars regarding instruments, commissions, purchases, and other inquiries.

Information on the website is provided for general informational purposes and may be changed, corrected, or updated as the workshop and its instruments develop.

Instrument Information

Every handmade instrument is unique. Photographs, descriptions, specifications, measurements, materials, and other information are provided to represent each instrument as accurately as reasonably possible.

Natural wood varies in grain, figure, color, texture, density, and other characteristics. Differences of this kind are inherent in handcrafted wooden instruments and are not necessarily defects.

Computer monitors, mobile devices, lighting, photography, and image processing can also affect the appearance of wood and finishes. The appearance of an instrument in person may therefore differ somewhat from its appearance in photographs.

Reasonable efforts are made to provide accurate specifications and descriptions. If you have a question about a particular instrument, please contact James Fields Guitars before purchasing or commissioning it.

Availability and Pricing

Available instruments are produced in limited numbers and are generally one-of-a-kind items.

Displaying an instrument on the website does not guarantee that it will remain available. An instrument may become reserved, sold, withdrawn from sale, or otherwise unavailable.

Prices may be changed before a purchase or commission is accepted. Once a purchase or commission agreement has been accepted, the applicable agreed price will govern that transaction.

James Fields Guitars reserves the right to correct typographical errors, pricing errors, inaccurate specifications, or other mistakes appearing on the website.

Purchases

When online purchasing is available, submitting an order does not necessarily constitute final acceptance of the transaction.

A transaction may be declined or canceled when reasonably necessary because of an error, duplicate sale, payment problem, suspected fraud, incorrect pricing, inability to verify the transaction, or another legitimate issue affecting fulfillment.

Payment processing may be provided by a third-party payment processor. James Fields Guitars does not require customers to provide payment-card information directly through ordinary contact or commission inquiry forms.

Purchases are also subject to the applicable Shipping Policy and Returns Policy.

Commissions

A commission begins with an inquiry and discussion between the prospective owner and James Fields Guitars.

Submitting a commission inquiry does not obligate either party to proceed with a build.

Before a commissioned instrument is accepted, the principal specifications, price, estimated completion window, deposit requirements, payment arrangements, and other material terms will be established between James Fields Guitars and the customer.

Because commissioned instruments are individually built, additional terms may apply to a particular commission. When commission-specific terms conflict with general information appearing on the website, the terms specifically agreed upon for that commission will govern the commission.

Estimated completion dates or build windows are estimates unless expressly agreed otherwise. Handcrafted instrument construction can be affected by materials, finishing conditions, workshop circumstances, and other factors that cannot always be predicted precisely.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the original text, photographs, graphics, JFG logo and branding, instrument documentation, workshop photographs, and other original materials appearing on this website are the property of James Fields Guitars and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You may view the website and its materials for your personal, noncommercial use.

You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, commercially exploit, or present original James Fields Guitars website content as your own without permission.

Links to the website may be shared provided they are not used in a misleading manner or in a way that falsely suggests endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.

Instrument Records and Photographs

James Fields Guitars maintains permanent records of instruments built in the workshop. These records may include specifications, construction information, workshop photographs, and photographs of completed instruments.

Purchase or ownership of an instrument does not transfer copyright or other intellectual-property rights in photographs, website content, designs, or documentation created by James Fields Guitars.

Customer names and personal information will not be intentionally included in public instrument records without permission.

Historical and Educational Content

The website may contain information about guitar and ukulele history, lutherie, tonewoods, construction techniques, acoustics, historical makers, and related subjects.

This material is provided for general educational and informational purposes. While reasonable care is taken in preparing it, historical interpretation and technical understanding can evolve, and the material should not be regarded as a comprehensive technical or scholarly reference.

Descriptions of construction methods used by James Fields Guitars describe workshop practices and are not instructions or guarantees that the same methods will produce equivalent results when used by others.

Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to websites or resources operated by third parties.

James Fields Guitars does not control those websites and is not responsible for their availability, content, products, services, security, or privacy practices. A link to another website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of that website or its contents.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to misuse this website or interfere with its normal operation.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, its server, administrative systems, payment systems, forms, or other infrastructure; introduce malicious software; intentionally disrupt website operation; use automated systems to abuse website services; submit fraudulent inquiries or transactions; or use the website for unlawful purposes.

No Guarantee of Website Availability

Reasonable efforts may be made to keep the website available and accurate, but uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed.

The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting interruptions, security concerns, updates, or circumstances outside the control of James Fields Guitars.

Limitation of Website Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, James Fields Guitars is not responsible for indirect or consequential losses resulting solely from the use of, or inability to use, this website.

Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to exclude or limit rights or responsibilities that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Terms relating specifically to an instrument purchase, return, shipment, commission, warranty, or other transaction may be governed by additional policies or agreements.

Privacy

Use of personal information submitted through this website is addressed in the James Fields Guitars Privacy Policy.

James Fields Guitars does not use the website for behavioral advertising or marketing tracking.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms of Use may be revised from time to time as the website, workshop, or services change.

The date shown at the top of this page identifies the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after updated terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms of Use to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use and your use of this website are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Contact

Questions about these Terms of Use, an instrument, a purchase, or a commission may be submitted through the Contact page on the James Fields Guitars website.