Terms of service

Terms of Service

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Quick Summary

  • Who we are: The American Whistle Corporation, Columbus, Ohio. We make American-made brass whistles and sell them through americanwhistle.com.
  • By using this site or buying from us, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.
  • You must be at least 18 (or the age of majority in your state) to place an order.
  • Prices, products, and availability can change without notice. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel any order.
  • Returns and refunds: see our Refund Policy.
  • How we handle your data: see our Privacy Policy.
  • Disputes: these Terms are governed by Ohio law.
  • Questions: custserv@americanwhistle.com or (614) 846-2918.

Overview

This website is operated by The American Whistle Corporation. Throughout the site, the terms "we," "us," and "our" refer to The American Whistle Corporation. We offer this website, including all information, tools, and Services available from this site, to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

By visiting our site or purchasing something from us, you engage in our "Service" and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service," "Terms"), including any additional terms and policies referenced here or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and contributors of content.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, you may not access the website or use any Services.

Any new features or tools added to the current store will also be subject to these Terms of Service. We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., which provides us with the e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and Services to you.

Section 1 — Online Store Terms

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state of residence, or that you are of legal age and have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, nor may you violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including copyright laws) in your use of the Service.

You must not transmit any worms, viruses, or any code of a destructive nature.

A breach or violation of any of these Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

Section 2 — General Conditions

We reserve the right to refuse Service to anyone for any reason at any time.

Your content (excluding credit card information) may be transferred unencrypted and may involve transmissions over various networks and changes to conform to the technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website, without express written permission from us.

The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

Section 3 — Accuracy, Completeness, and Timeliness of Information

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete, or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting more accurate, more complete, or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information is not necessarily current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site.

Section 4 — Modifications to the Service and Prices

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part of it) without notice.

We shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.

Section 5 — Products and Services

Certain products or Services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or Services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Refund Policy.

We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate.

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or Services that we offer. All descriptions of products and pricing are subject to change at any time without notice, at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or Service made on this site is void where prohibited.

We do not warrant that the quality of any products, Services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

Section 6 — Accuracy of Billing and Account Information

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, or orders that use the same billing or shipping address. If we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the email or billing address or phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors outside our authorized wholesale program.

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address, credit card numbers, and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

For more details, please review our Refund Policy.

Section 7 — Optional Tools

We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control or input.

You acknowledge that we provide access to such tools "as is" and "as available" without any warranties, representations, or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion, and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider.

Section 8 — Third-Party Links

Certain content, products, and Services available via our Service may include materials from third parties.

Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of these sites and do not warrant or have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials, websites, products, or Services.

We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, Services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before engaging in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third party.

Section 9 — User Comments, Feedback, and Other Submissions

If you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, reviews, or other materials, whether at our request or on your own initiative (collectively, "comments"), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate, and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are not obligated to (1) maintain any comments in confidence, (2) pay compensation for any comments, or (3) respond to any comments.

We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit, or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or that violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality, or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive, or obscene material, or any computer virus or other malware. You may not use a false email address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy.

Section 10 — Personal Information

Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy.

Section 11 — Errors, Inaccuracies, and Omissions

Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions related to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, shipping charges, transit times, or availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate, at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).

We undertake no obligation to update, amend, or clarify information in the Service, including pricing information, except as required by law.

Section 12 — Prohibited Uses

In addition to other prohibitions set forth in these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, state, or local regulations, rules, laws, or ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or malicious code that may affect the functionality or operation of the Service or any related website; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited use.