Terms & Conditions

Shipping Policy

Return Policy

Intellectual Property Rights

Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration

Entire Agreement

Shipping Policy

All questions regarding orders or inquiries can be sent to our shipping email shipping@laughingbuddhabodypiercing.com 

Laughing Buddha Body Piercing has many items in stock that are ready to ship. These orders generally ship within two business days.

Other items need to be ordered by the manufacturer. These include custom orders, orders with unique color requests, and pieces we don’t currently have in stock. In that case, orders will generally ship within 5 weeks, but they vary depending on the company.

An email will be sent to you with the tracking number when orders are shipped. We ship via USPS (U.S. postal service) for free in the United States. USPS delivers Monday through Friday. We charge flat-rate shipping for international orders through USPS. If you are an international customer, it is your responsibility to pay for any customs fee that may be attached to your package once it arrives in your country.

These are the shipping times for these companies:

Body Vision LA jewelry: 4-6 months*
NeoMetal jewelry: 1-2 weeks*
Anatometal jewelry: Around 1-3 months*
Gorilla Glass: Around 2-3 weeks*

**These times are a general time frame for when we don’t have that specific piece in stock and these times could vary (less or more).

International Customers: Shipping with USPS first class international, your orders may be delayed, once your order leaves the United States, unfortunately, there is little we can do to further track the package if it is delayed. We highly recommend ordering with Priority International or Express. We apologize for the inconvenience and we thank you for your understanding.

Return Policy

I received my item and I don’t like it, it wasn’t what I was expecting or I ordered the wrong size. Do you accept returns?

NO, Unless the following below:

Items eligible for returns – ONLY IF IN ORIGINAL SEALED BAG or ORIGINAL CASE WITHOUT BEING REMOVED OR WORN

  • ALL body jewelry
  • Earrings

Items eligible for returns – NOT IN ORIGINAL SEALED BAG

  • Necklaces, finger rings, bracelets, & clothing can be returned for ANY reason, as long as the item is still in its original condition.

Please note: There are absolutely no returns for anodized Titanium or Niobium Jewelry. All anodized jewelry is considered custom ordered. Be sure you know what you want before you order anodized jewelry.

Items that are custom ordered from BVLA, Quetzalli, Freya, Maya, Tawapa, Anatometal, Junippur, Leroi, and if to be returned and still within their original unopened bag will receive a 20% restocking fee. This is non-negotiable.

 

Intellectual Property Rights:

You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) We or our suppliers own all rights, title and interest, including the Intellectual Property Rights, in or to the products marketed and/or sold through the Site. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all of the following: (a) rights associated with works of authorship throughout the universe, including but not limited to copyrights and moral rights; (b) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights; (c) trade secret rights; and (d) patents, designs, and other industrial property rights.

(b) You do not have and, by reason or your purchase, will not have or acquire any ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in or to the products marketed or sold through the Site.

(c) You will not: (i) distribute, republish or reproduce all or any part of the products; (ii) remove any proprietary notices, labels, or marks on any product or any component of any product; (iii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to reproduce or copy the products or any components of the products.

Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration:

(a) YOU AND WE ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP (WAIVE) ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT MAY ALSO BE UNAVAILABLE OR MAY BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION.

ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PRE-EXISTING, PRESENT OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMON LAW, INTENTIONAL TORT, INJUNCTIVE AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN YOU AND US ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS THROUGH THE SITE, WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW.

(b) The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules if you are an individual consumer or the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures if you are a business, except as modified by this Section 11. The AAA Rules are available at adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this section.

The arbitrator will be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in court under law or in equity. Any award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding on each of the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

If you prevail on any claim that affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to you under the standards for fee shifting provided by law.

(c) You may elect to pursue your claim in small-claims court rather than arbitration if your claim is within the scope of the small-claims court’s jurisdiction. The small-claims court proceeding will be limited solely to your individual dispute or controversy.

(d) You agree to an arbitration on an individual basis. In any dispute, NEITHER YOU NOR WE WILL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER CUSTOMERS IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLAIM AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. The arbitral tribunal may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. The arbitral tribunal has no power to consider the enforceability of this class arbitration waiver and any challenge to the class arbitration waiver may only be raised in a court of competent jurisdiction.

The buyer hereby assumes all risks and liabilities associated with the use of purchased products and waives all liability claims against the seller of any kind of nature, including liability for penalties, fines, property damage, personal injury or death, to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

Entire Agreement:

Our order confirmation, these Terms, our Website Terms and Conditions of Use, and our Privacy Policy are the final and integrated agreement between you and us on the matters contained in these Terms.

If any provision of these Terms is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severed from these Terms and will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms.

Date of Last Update: February 7, 2024

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