Terms & Conditions

Shipping and Handling Charges - We Ship Worldwide!
US First Class Mail: (Usually ships within 7 days)
Typically $1.50 to $3.50 for first card plus $0.50 each additional card

International:
Typically $2.50 - $4.00 for first card plus $0.50 for each additional card

Priority Shipping (US): (Usually ships within 1 or 2 days)
$7.00 for first card plus $.50 each additional card

Shipping costs may be higher for higher-priced cards to account for insurance, signature confirmation, etc.

Overnight/Express shipping, and Priority International shipping is available on request. Please contact us for rates if you need your order shipped overnight.  Most Priority/Express orders will ship within 1 business day, but this isn't always possible.

Note: We typically do not ship "bulk" lots (100+ card groups) or books Internationally due to weight & cost.

International (non-US) Buyers Please Note: Country-specific Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.

Copyright and Usage
Many of the images of our cards are in the public domain, so you may be able to use their images Royalty-Free.
For more information see these resources or consult a copyright attorney.:

 Copyright Terms and Public Domain [cornell.edu]
 Postcard Guide to Copyright Terms In the United States [metropostcard.com]

Note that some public domain images may contain trademarked logos or other designs that may limit how the image can be used.

The CardCow watermark on some images is for identification purposes only and not a claim of copyright.
Any existing copyright is still held by their respective owners.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable laws, if you believe that any material on the CardCow website infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent as set forth below. Upon receipt of a notice alleging copyright infringement, CardCow Vintage Postcards will take whatever action it deems appropriate within its sole discretion, including removal of the allegedly infringing materials and termination of access for repeat infringers of copyright protected content. 

Copyright Agent
CardCow Vintage Postcards
PO Box 1373
Mountain View, CA 94042-1373

Email: copyright@cardcow.com
Phone: (781) 269-2273

Notification must include the following information: 

• Your name, address, telephone number, and email address
• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed
• The exact URL of where the material is located
• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the content you claim infringes your copyright interest was copied without your authorization or that of the copyright owner or his/her/its agent
• A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf and that you do not wish the content to be displayed in the future on the Site. If you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, you must provide an electronic or physical signature.

High Resolution Images and Scans
We can provide 300 to 1200 dpi images of individual cards in the public domain for a nominal fee.
We can usually provide high-res scans for non-profit use in exchange for a photo credit.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If you are not 100% satisfied with your postcard purchase you may return any cards within 14 days for a full refund. Refunds will be issued in the form of the original payment type, or by check within 30 days. Shipping charges are non-refundable. Any claims for non-receipt, missing items or other shipping issues must be made within 45 days of the order date. Returns may be subject to a restocking fee, which is deducted from the refund amount. Refunds for digital images will be given in store credit only.

Privacy Policy
The information obtained through your use of our site, is subject to our Privacy Policy. That privacy policy contains terms and conditions that govern our collection and use of the information you provide us and our respective rights relative to that information. Please review our Privacy Policy before you use our site. Your use of our site indicates an agreement to our Privacy Policy.

Terms of Use

By using this website you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. CardCow, its affiliates and subsidiaries ("We" or such conjugation thereof as the context may require) reserve the right to review and revise the Terms of Use from time to time without prior notice and, by using this site subsequent to any revision of the Terms of Use, you agree to be bound by such changes. If you find the Terms of Use to be unacceptable, you must immediately terminate your use of this website. This website is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not use this website to sell a product or service, or to increase traffic to your website for commercial reasons, such as advertising sales. You may not take the results from any type of Web search and reformat and display them, or mirror the website home page or results pages on your website. If you want to make commercial use of the website, you must enter into an agreement with CardCow to do so in advance. Please contact us for more information.

Unless otherwise noted, CardCow is not affiliated with any of the businesses or individuals depicted on listed items, and is not affiliated with any business or sites advertising on the site. Products listed are "vintage" and information such as addresses, phone numbers and hours may no longer be correct.  CardCow makes no representations or warranties regarding the information depicted on any listed items.

Historic items shown on this site may depict racist, sexist, or otherwise offensive views and content.  These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of of CardCow, but are simply shown in their original, historical context.

• No Representations Or Warranties
  

  The services provided on this website and the content, information, documents, graphics and images published or purchased at this website could include inaccuracies, typographical errors or other errors. We make no commitment, however, to update what is contained in this website. Furthermore, we reserve the right to temporarily, or permanently, modify, alter, discontinue or delete the same without prior notice. Consequently, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND WITHOUT WARRANTY, AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ALL SUCH WARRANTIES.

  Users of this website should not rely upon opinions expressed at this website when making business, financial, personal or other decisions. Furthermore, we do not endorse the opinions of third parties expressed on this website or on linked websites.

• User Warnings/User Conduct
  

  We make certain services available, including without limitation, email, chat rooms, message boards and other community services; provided that you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in consideration for our providing such services, you also agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law, regulation or rule;
• Harass, offend, threaten, embarrass, distress or invade the privacy of any individual or entity;
• Post or transmit any commercial, advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, "spam" or mass distributions;
• Provide false information on your registration form or impersonate another person at any point;
• Post or transmit false, inappropriate, improper, disorderly or excessive messages or information.
• Post any material that infringes upon any third party's copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right.

• If you violate such terms, we may, without prior notice and without liability to you, ban you from any and all services, terminate your registration, delete your messages or postings, and take any other action we deem appropriate in our sole discretion. With reference to any services we provide, you acknowledge that we may, from time to time, without notice to you and at our sole discretion, establish various practices, limitations and restrictions for administering such services, including without limitation: how often a service or account may be accessed; the maximum number of days that messages or postings will be retained; the maximum number of messages or postings allowed; the size and nature of messages and postings; the maximum storage space available for an account; and all other matters related to administration of services, and you agree to be bound by such practices. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for deactivation or deletion of accounts or for loss of emails, communications, postings, data or information as a result of, or arising out of, our administration of such services.We assume no responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, quality completeness, usefulness or value of any content, data, documents, graphics, images, information, advice, or opinion contained in any emails, message boards, chat rooms or community services, or in any other public services, and do not endorse any advice or opinion contained therein. We do not monitor or control such services, although we reserve the right to do so. We may take any action we deem appropriate, in our sole discretion, to maintain the high quality of our service and to protect ourselves and others.

• Website Links And Third-Party Sites
  

  This website may contain links to other websites which are independent of this website. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, value, integrity, completeness or authenticity of the information or opinions contained in any such linked website, and any link to another website shall not in any manner be construed as an endorsement by us of that website, or of the products or services described therein. Furthermore, these links may lead to sites or links that contain offensive and objectionable content or which may contain dangerous computer viruses. You assume, and we hereby disclaim, all responsibility for any of the content on these sites or for any damage sustained by users of these sites.

• Confidentiality
  

  Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by us. We shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site.

• Security
  

  You may have an account and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account information and are fully responsible for all conduct carried out under this password and account. We are not liable for any loss of confidentiality or for any damages arising from your failure to comply with these terms. You will promptly report any unauthorized use of your password to us.

• Limitation of Damages
  

  IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTIAL, SPECIAL OR OTHER INDIRECT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, COST OF COVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SERVICES, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE HEREUNDER, OR USE OF ANY OTHER LINKS OR LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES AROSE IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL BASIS. THE TERM "DAMAGES" INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY FEES, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ECONOMIC TERMS OF OUR AGREEMENT REFLECT THE FOREGOING ALLOCATION OF RISK AND SUCH ALLOCATION OF RISK IS A SIGNIFICANT INDUCEMENT FOR US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES, WEBSITE AND OTHER CONTENT AND MATERIALS.

• License
  

  Nothing contained in this website shall be construed as conferring any license or right, expressly, by implication, by estoppel or otherwise, under any of our intellectual property rights, or under any third party's intellectual property rights, and no part of this website may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means.

• Claims of Copyright Infringement
  

  CardCow respects the intellectual property of others and may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on this website infringes on any copyright which you own or control, or that any link on this website directs you to another website that contains material that infringes on any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent to have the material removed or otherwise blocked from access.

• Image Downloads
  
  High resolution scans believed to be in the public domain are made available for a nominal fee. This fee is not a license or copyright, and it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that no copyright is being infringed.  Upon notice from CardCow, or upon your knowledge that any Content is subject to a threatened, potential or actual claim of infringement of another's right, you must immediately and at your own expense (i) stop using the Content; (ii) delete or remove the Content from your premises, computer systems and storage (electronic or physical); and (iii) ensure that your clients, printers or ISPs do likewise. CardCow shall provide you with replacement Content (which shall be determined by CardCow in its reasonable commercial judgment) free of charge, but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  
  
• Indemnification
  

  YOU AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS, DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY US, OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, THAT ARE DUE TO, OR THAT ARISE FROM YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THIS SITE, ANY SERVICES THEREIN, PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM, OR FOR INFRINGEMENT BY YOU OR OTHERS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHER RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. WE MAY ASSUME EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF ANY DEFENSE OR ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH US IN SUCH EVENT.

• Governing Laws in Case of Dispute
  

  THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, USA, AS THEY APPLY TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND SOLELY PERFORMED THEREIN. YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT AND WAIVE ALL OBJECTION TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN CLARK COUNTY, MASSACUHSETTS, USA, AND YOU SHALL NOT COMMENCE OR PROSECUTE ANY SUIT OR ACTION EXCEPT IN THE FOREGOING COURTS.

• International Use
  

  We do not represent that all content, materials and services on our website are appropriate or available for use in all geographic locations, especially some locations outside the United States, and accessing such from certain locations may be illegal and prohibited. Those who do access content, materials and services from such locations act on their own initiative and we are not responsible for their compliance with local laws or other applicable laws. You will not access the foregoing where prohibited by law.

• Integration; Severability; General
  

  These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this website and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this website. We may modify these Terms of Use at any time by posting revised Terms of Use on our website and your continuing use of such website and the services constitutes your agreement to be bound by such modified Terms of Use. Any provision of these Terms of Use which is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be severable from these Terms of Use in that jurisdiction without in any way invalidating the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use. The unenforceability of any provision in a given jurisdiction shall not make that provision unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.