Site Rules
By using Caliber Corner in any capacity, including but not limited to the Caliber Corner Caliber Listings and Caliber Corner Forums you agree to the rules and conditions posted on this page.
Accounts
You may have only one account. Multiple accounts found for the same user will be merged into one account and the user will be notified.
Your personal profile
Your profile can include as much information as you want. Advertising of any personal or business promotion is not permitted. Avatars and profile photos, if used, must follow the rules below.
Use at your own risk
Website content is public and indexable by search engines. Everything you post on this site is visible to admins, moderators, other users, guests, search engines, and both harmless and malicious bots. Caliber Corner does not warrant, approve or in any way take responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of information posted on this Site.
Forum-specific Rules
Individual forums may have specific rules that are posted in the Forum introduction; review the rules before posting.
Rules are subject to change anytime
Forum rules may be modified, as well as added or removed, as deemed appropriate by Site admins. All changes made take immediate effect when posted.
Rules completeness/interpretation
These Rules, together with user requirements stated on this page, constitute the whole of conditions for your participation on this Site. Questions of errors, omissions, and interpretation shall be duly considered by site admins whose decision is final.
English language website
Comments, forum thread titles, posts, and signatures in languages other than English may be edited or deleted if necessary to ensure general understanding of the Site content. PM/Conversations are not subject to this restriction.
Posting for banned users
You may not post on behalf of a banned user. Users who violate this rule will also be banned.
Reporting rule violations
Users should report comments/posts thought to be in violation of the Rules or otherwise objectionable, whether in a forum or a PM/Conversation, by using Contact link at the bottom of every page.
Rule violation actions by Caliber Corner
On discovery or reporting of a rules violation or for any other reason, Caliber Corner reserves the right to edit, delete, or otherwise change or remove message content at any time as deemed appropriate. Affected users may not be notified of all such actions.
Jurisdiction
These Forums are the property of calibercorner.com. These terms of service are governed by the laws and statutes of applicable U.S. Local and Federal laws and will be interpreted in accordance with the relevant courts, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any claim or dispute that may arise out of or in connection with these terms of service.
Forum Usage and Posting Rules
The following six basic rules apply to your usage of these Forums and all posts you may make. You are solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Caliber Corner (these Forums), the makers of the software the site uses, the server hosting agency, and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your messages.
- Be respectful and courteous.
- This Site is for the research and discussion of watches, watch movements and all things related to horology (directly or indirectly).
- Respect all users, organizations and businesses.
- References to businesses and services are limited to personal experience only.
- Personal attacks and/or derogatory remarks are prohibited and will result in a permanent ban.
Discussions of value
All values discussed are for informational purposes only. Values discussed on any page or forum thread do not represent an appraisal for any purpose, nor does Caliber Corner warrant said values in any way. Furthermore, there is no assurance that any opinion on value is accurate.
Offers to buy or sell, links to active sales
- No form of selling is permitted in any forum, including discussions implying your item may be available for sale. Want ads may be posted only in the restricted “Marketplace” forums.
- Links or references to active or completed sales or auctions for horological items are allowed. Please make sure the “Be Respectful and Courteous” and “Copyright Compliance” sections of these rules are followed when posting discussions of this nature, otherwise posts may be
- removed at the moderator’s discretion. Sellers, consigners, employees or other representatives may not initiate threads for items that they are actively selling. They may, however, participate in such threads once started.
- Requests for parts for repair of your watch are permitted only in the correct Forum. All transactions for such materials must be made outside these Forums.
- PM/Conversations are not subject to any restrictions stated in this rule.
Political, religious, or explicit sexual content is not allowed
No discussions, references or links to these topics are permitted in comments, posts, thread titles, signatures, profiles, or anywhere else on the Site.
Spam, redirects, business or personal promotion
Spamming of other users by any means is prohibited including by email, PM/Conversations or by using information obtained from this Site.
- Referral links or redirects are considered spam.
- No business promotion of any kind.
- No personal promotion in posts, thread titles, signatures or your profile.
- Signatures must follow these guidelines:
- 80 characters maximum including spaces on one or two lines.
- A site name, link and general tagline for your personal website is permitted.
- No more than two smileys, only from those installed on the message board.
- No images, no increasing text size. Colors, bolding and Italicizing are permitted.
Caliber Corner Forums Copyright Compliance
Caliber Corner (calibercorner.com) supports compliance with copyright law in all respects. This rule and the Copyright Notice appended following these rules (which is incorporated herewith by reference), represent our interpretation of the law and our policy with regard to image and other copyright material usage and posting on these Forums.
The following guidelines are applicable to the use and posting of images and other electronic material regarding any and all of your personal posts on these Forums. You may not post images that you didn’t create unless you have the owner’s explicit permission. All images and digital material posted including what you create and reference by links must conform to this policy.
Caliber Corner Copyright Notice
© Caliber Corner – All Rights Reserved Worldwide
It is the policy of Caliber Corner to respect the copyright of third parties and to claim and defend its own copyrights to the full extent of the law.
All Caliber Corner-owned Trademarks, Titles, Logos, Names and Descriptions of Categories and Forums including but not limited to the Caliber Corner Forums are the property of Caliber Corner and World-Wide Ownership Rights are hereby asserted and protected.
All Intellectual Property and Images appearing on these Forums in any form or format are Ownership and Copyright Protected World-Wide.
If you wish to share information contained on these Forums, it is recommended to use a link to the site or respective post. No post or part of a post may be copied, published, stored or placed on any other website or publication without specific written permission of Caliber Corner. Permission can be requested by contacting the Site Administrator.
For contributors to the Caliber Corner Forums:
Contributors to these Forums retain copyright ownership, rights, and privileges for each respective post you make and the content therein, and you may reuse your respective posts in any way desired, but not the entire message that contains other contributor’s post(s) in addition to your own.
By contributing to this Site, you agree to grant Caliber Corner a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license for use of and the right to publish republish and distribute your posts, in its entirety or in part, for educational purposes. Such use includes posts or parts thereof, including but not limited to photographs and drawings. Publication and distribution shall be limited to Caliber Corner publications, websites and social media sites now known or later developed, and other media published or created by Caliber Corner. Your consent is irrevocable and you cannot withdraw or retract your posting(s) or seek payments from Caliber Corner in relation to this license now or at any time in the future.
Caliber Corner agrees that it will not sell, transfer or license the right to copy and use postings from these Forums to third parties.
No one may post on the Caliber Corner Forums any photograph or other material protected by copyright (unless he or she is the owner) without first receiving the express written permission of the copyright owner (email correspondence is acceptable). This includes reproducing the full text or substantial part of any written material such as news stories, articles, books, etc. It is acceptable to paraphrase other works only if the original source is cited. It is also acceptable to mention or link to other websites that are of interest to users of the Site so long as it does not violate Forum Rules or the linked website’s guidelines. Please cite the URL followed by the date that the website was last accessed (e.g. “url.abc accessed on January 1, 2023.”)
By contributing to calibercorner.com, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Caliber Corner and its officers, directors, agents, employees, members and volunteers including the Forums administrators and moderators from and against any and all demands, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of or caused by:
Any and all postings by any other contributor to this Site, and any and all actions, including editing and deleting your posts (in whole or in part), and loss of posting privileges or posting restrictions at the discretion of Site administrators and moderators for actual or perceived Caliber Corner rules infractions.
Privacy Policy
Thank you for your trust
Caliber Corner collects user information in an effort to enhance and personalize the experience on our site. This information allows us to communicate with our users about our products, services and promotions. We promise to handle user information responsibly and will not sell your name, email, address, etc.
SSL Secure
Our site environment is safe, encrypted, easy to use and respectful of our users’ privacy. Your personal information and email address will not be shared with anyone. We do not store your financial information on our website since all payments are made by bank transfer, check, money order, or PayPal. If you have any concerns about ordering electronically, please contact us.
What information do we collect?
We may collect different types of personal and other information based on your use of our products and services. The information we gather from customers enables us to personalize and improve our services, and allows our users to set up a membership account and profile that can be used to create a personalized experience on the Website.
Note: You are not required to submit any information to our Site. However, without providing the requested information, you may be unable to access certain features of our Site, including viewing prices, placing an order or logging into any other Caliber Corner membership-related services.
What we do with your info
Your contact information will be used internally for billing and shipping purposes, to contact you about your order or account, to personalize your experience, to administer a contest/promotion, to send periodic emails regarding other products and services. We promise never to rent or sell your information to anyone. Only our company will see the information you provide to us (with exception to the banks and shipping companies we use to receive and deliver your orders).
We use cookies
This helps the Site understand and save user preferences for future visits to the site – for example if you post a comment and then leave the site, with the help of cookies your information will remain in the comment form in your browser. With cookies, the Site can also remember who has access to unlocked Members Only features on the site. If your cookies are turned off, some features will be disabled.
Again, will you sell or rent my personal information?
No. Never. Absolutely not.
Links to other sites
We may link to other sites for informational purposes. These links are in no way endorsements by the Company and we are not responsible for the practices of other sites, nor the content they present.
Terms of Use
The overview
Caliber Corner is an online resource for watch related content and community. Being a member allows customers to unlock hidden features on the Site.
Be our guest
By visiting, accessing or using the calibercorner.com website and domain name, and any other linked pages, features, content, or application services offered from time to time by Company in connection therewith (collectively, the “Website”), or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy/Terms of Use. By creating an account and entering your email, you agree that your email address will be added to the subscription list for sending related news and offers. To be removed from this list for any reason, please contact us here.
Membership
Currently, membership is free. However, keep in mind that Caliber Corner is a luxury good related website intended for persons who are at least 18 years old and can form legally binding contracts with us to use the Services. If you are not 18 yet and still want to learn about watches and watch movements, you may ask a parent or legal guardian to join the Site and post comments on your behalf. This adult will be the Member and responsible for all related account activity. Members agree to all terms of use.
Account access
You should not share your Account information with anyone. Also, you may not use someone else’s Account or registration information without permission. If anyone else uses your Account, you are solely responsible for all activity.
Sales/Promos/Coupons/Discounts
- Sales and coupons are valid for a limited time only. Caliber Corner reserves the right to modify or cancel a sale or coupon at any time.
- Coupons may only be applied to qualifying items or percentage off purchases displaying the coupon offer. The coupon offer will not be valid until it is applied to the qualifying item.
- Some items may not qualify for coupon codes or discounts.
- Coupon codes are limited to one use per customer.
- Promotional coupon codes may not be combined with other discounts or sales incentives unless otherwise agreed upon or without prior authorization from Caliber Corner. The greater discount will be applied.
- If you return any of the items purchased with a coupon, the coupon discount or value may be subtracted from the return credit.
- Applicable shipping and handling charges apply to all products.
- Offer good while supplies last.
- Customers are required to pay any applicable sales tax related to the use of coupons.
- Coupons are void if restricted or prohibited by law.
- Promotions are void where prohibited.
Copyright
The photos, videos and other content seen on calibercorner.com is all subject to copyright protection laws and any other intellectual property rights or licenses held by Caliber Corner. The entire Website, including blog, videos, etc, is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. Copyright Laws. By visiting the Site, Caliber Corner grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of the content found. All content is intended for the personal (noncommercial) use by the users of this Site. We’re happy to license our photos for commercial use, contact us.
With that legalese said, we love being linked to and having pics shared on forums and blogs! Please just give us the proper credit we deserve for the hard work and money spent on producing the content. Thanks!
Member submissions
Caliber Corner welcomes user feedback, comments, and other media submissions. Any type of user submitted content sent to Caliber Corner shall remain Caliber Corner property. Property rights of said content are assigned to Caliber Corner, allowing unlimited use. The Company has no obligation to share any user submitted content, maintain confidentiality, to pay users for any content or comments submitted to the Site, not respond to any of the submissions received (although we will try our best!).
Indemnity
By using this Site, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold Caliber Corner and its employees, directors, agents, subsidiaries, partners, and advisers harmless from any claim or demand, including any losses, expenses and damages, including attorneys’ fees, resulting in any violation of the terms outlined here or any activity related to or in connection to your Account.
Changes to these terms
Company may make changes to this Privacy Policy occasionally. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes in the way we use this information, we’ll notify you by posting an announcement on our site or sending you an email. Users are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when he or she uses the Website after such changes have been first posted.
Who’s who?
The privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) described above covers the entire Caliber Corner website (“the Site,” “Website”, “we,” “us,” or “our”). Words such as “you,” “your” and other similar expressions refer to our customers, clients, or the specific users of this Site. By visiting and using the Site, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Disclaimers
Caliber Corner is not an authorized agent of Rolex USA, Panerai, or any other watch or jewelry brands, nor do we have any affiliation with any of the brands that we sell except as otherwise noted. In addition, all brands featured on our site are designated trademarks of their respective holders and are the sole property of their respective owners. Images are for reference and discussion purposes only. Colors on your computer monitor may differ slightly from actual product colors depending on your monitor settings.
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