General Terms:
The Survival Corner reserves the right to update the rules when necessary, and the updated version will be published on www.thesurvivalcorner.com with immediate effect. If you refuse to accept the policy, you are deemed to have waived the use of the services provided by The Survival Corner immediately. All buyers are deemed to accept the rules if they are using the services provided by The Survival Corner. The Survival Corner' policy shall prevail.
For after-sales issues, buyers should file a return & refund request within 20 days of the delivery date. The period of the return & Refund request filed exceeds. The Survival Corner reserves the right not to provide any after-sales service after that time.
Before an order is shipped out, the buyer has the right to apply to cancel the order by contacting The Survival Corner via thesurvivalcorner.com/contact-us
If The Survival Corner cannot fulfill the buyer's order within the order processing time, under the condition but not limited to no stock or other conditions, The Survival Corner has the right to cancel and refund the order.
If the buyer receives goods damaged or broken and applies for a refund with compelling evidence, and the goods need to be returned, The Survival Corner has the responsibility to offer the buyer a prepaid return label within 3 business days to return damaged/broken goods. The Survival Corner should refund the buyer when the return shows as in transit on the logistics website with the provided prepaid return label.
The Survival Corner shall not accept after-sale requests for "non-defective remorse returns", and has the right to accept or reject the request. The Survival Corner will abide by the policy under this condition.
If The Survival Corner accepts the after-sale request for the reason type of "non-defective remorse returns" and requires to deduct a "restocking & repacking fee", under The Survival Corner's policy restriction, the "restocking & repacking fee" in total deducted shall not exceed 35% of order total price.
The Survival Corner shall not require a warranty, like whether to provide a warranty or not, or the way of warranty handling with.
The Survival Corner shall restrict with the refund time and redelivery time under the condition, included but not limited to order should refund based on the policy, agree on refund or redelivery between The Survival Corner and buyer or others, The Survival Corner must refund not more than 3 business days, or redelivery not more than 5 business days.
Once the buyer submits the after-sales request, the buyer needs to provide evidence (as the clause states below) to The Survival Corner. If the buyer cannot provide compelling evidence within the order after-sales period policy indicated, The Survival Corner has the right to reject the return and refund request.
Whether the evidence is compelling or not will ultimately be determined by The Survival Corner Under Various Circumstances:
1. Refund Request Timing
The buyer has the right to apply for a full refund for the order that was not shipped out within the stated processing time (subject to the estimated processing time displayed on the order page).
Return & Refund Type The Survival Corner Rules
For Unshipped Orders
The Return & Refund request is made after the stated processing time. The Survival Corner will refund the order. The Return & Refund request is made within the stated processing time.
The Survival Corner has 3 business days to process the request after the buyer submits it. If The Survival Corner fails to process (accept or reject) the refund request within 3 business days, The Survival Corner will refund the order.
Please note: Although the order is still within the stated processing time, any refund request needs to be processed within the time listed above.
For Shipped Orders
The Return & Refund request is made after the order has shipped. The Survival Corner has 10 business days to process the request after the buyer submits it. If The Survival Corner fails to process (accept or reject) the refund request within 10 business days, The Survival Corner will refund the order.
2. Goods Returned in Transit
If the package is sent back to The Survival Corner during transit for any reason, and the buyer applies for a refund, The Survival Corner should refund within 3 business days of the refund request. Under the same cases, if the buyer requests redelivery, The Survival Corner should begin redelivery within 5 business days of the request date.
3. Goods Destroyed in Transit
If the package/goods are destroyed in transit, and buyer has proof from the logistics website such as but not limited to a screenshot from the logistics website that the order was destroyed, The Survival Corner should refund the order within 3 business days of buyer's refund request, or redelivery within 5 business days of the request. The following steps must be followed when creating this type of request.
a. Photos or videos of the damaged item to prove damage. If the photo cannot prove the products are damaged, please upload the video.
b. Screenshot of the e-mail or dispute received, including name, date, and content. In other words, a customer has sent the complaint (Through PayPal Dispute or other Gateway, e-mail, etc.).
c. The products need to be returned to The Survival Corner if our Dispute Team asks for a return in Disputes.
Except for the important interpretation, The Survival Corner will make a refund, resend, or accept the return for any of the following cases:
3.1 Orders Delayed
Orders are lacking tracking information, in transit, pending, or expired 60 days after orders departed from the The Survival Corner warehouse. The following countries and shipping methods may be different:
a. For orders shipped to the USA, it will be counted 45 days after the orders departed from the The Survival Corner warehouse.
b. For Brazil, it is after 110 days counting from the date that the order departed from the The Survival Corner warehouse due to the strict customs clearance in Brazil.
c. For The Survival Corner Packet Liquid Line to all countries, The Survival Corner will deal with your dispute for delayed orders after 100 days from the date that the order departed from The Survival Corner' warehouse.
d. For some special shipping methods, The Survival Corner cannot deal with your disputes. (See the following important interpretation)
Notes:
Sometimes, the order had arrived at the nearest post office to the buyer and was pending because of an insufficient address, the package was unclaimed, no such number, etc. It will be much more convenient for clients to contact the local post office or go to the post office for delivery.
Due to such conditions as national realities, phone numbers, and religious beliefs in Israel, packages will normally be delivered to self-pick-up cabinets, which may lead to packages being long overdue. Therefore, it will be much more convenient for clients to contact the local post office or go to the post office for delivery.
Sometimes, local tracking numbers may show a sign for delivery, but the end customer claims that the package has not been received. In such cases, The Survival Corner will spare no effort to verify the real situation, which could be a long process (1-2 months), but there is no guarantee of a positive result.
3.2 Orders not Received
The Survival Corner will not deal with the refund or resend if the tracking information shows the order has been delivered.
a. If clients do not receive the package, a non-delivery certification issued by the local post office with an official seal is necessary.
b. Tracking information alert. The tracking information shows Alert, the reasons are listed as below:
a) Incorrect/insufficient address.
b) No such number.
c) Unknown recipient.
d) Refused.
e) Do not pick up in time.
f) No safe delivery location.
g) Uncleared customs.
h) Others.
Notes:
a. The local distributor will deliver 1-3 times according to the actual situation. If it is still unclaimed during the delivery period, it will be returned to the local post office for storage in 3-7 days. Meanwhile, clients need to pick up the package by themselves. Otherwise, the product will be returned to the sender, our logistics company. During the return, The Survival Corner takes no responsibility if products have been lost.
b. If the logistics company provides return service to US, The Survival Corner will put the products in your private inventory and will not refund them when we receive the returned items.
c. The Survival Corner cannot offer a refund or resend if you don’t process the undelivered orders or packages destroyed by logistics companies.
3.3 Products Damaged
The Survival Corner offers a full refund or a replacement if the packages arrive badly damaged.
The Survival Corner offers a partial refund or a replacement if packages arrive partially damaged (except thread, slightly wrinkled, small scratches etc.).
Notes:
a. For fragile products, a refund is highly recommended.
b. For damaged packing boxes, The Survival Corner cannot offer any refunds or other after-sales services due to the long-distance international delivery.
c. For ordinary electronic products, your clients shall complain or open a dispute with you within 30 days after the packages are delivered.
d. For service products, The Survival Corner refunds you the cost of the product, which is the price in the US market. Otherwise, The Survival Corner will not take any responsibility for them.
3.4 Incorrect or Missing Products
The Survival Corner has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched.
The Survival Corner will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:
a. For incorrect products, The Survival Corner offers a full refund or replacement.
b. For products with wrong color, size, which don't affect product function, etc., The Survival Corner offers a refund or resend if you provide a screenshot of your complaint, including name, content, and date.
c. For parts missing that don't affect product function, The Survival Corner may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function, The Survival Corner will resend the product only.
d. For accessories, The Survival Corner will resend the accessories.
Notes:
For size problems, The Survival Corner would appreciate it a lot if you could measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us with a photo of the measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.
4. Wrong Receipt Information
If the buyer puts the wrong receipt information on an order, the buyer should contact us via thesurvivalcorner@gmail.com to request that we update the order with the correct receipt information.
Please note that the receipt information correction or order cancellation is not guaranteed.
If the order has already shipped out, it is the buyer's responsibility to contact the logistics company with the correct information.
If the goods have been delivered to the wrong recipient, the buyer can attempt to send back the products at his/her own expense. If the goods are returned in good condition, The Survival Corner shall refund the order within 3 business days of receiving the goods, as buyer’s refund request, or begin redelivery within 5 business days of receiving the goods. Please note that the buyer will additionally be in charge of the redelivery fee.
If the order cannot be corrected or returned, the buyer will bear the losses.
5. Defective Products (package breakage/significantly not as described/missing or wrong goods/quality problems)
If the buyer detects any problem upon receipt (damaged package/significantly not as described/missing or wrong goods or other quality problems), the buyer should provide a refund or redelivery request with valid proof (photos/videos of the goods received that show the problem clearly). After the buyer files a request on The Survival Corner, The Survival Corner should check the proof and give a response within 3 business days.
If the proof checked by The Survival Corner is not showing the problem clearly and or if the proof checked by The Survival Corner is not showing the problem clearly, the proof is invalid, and The Survival Corner has the right to reject the buyer's refund request.
If the buyer's proof shows a problem clearly after being checked by the The Survival Corner, the proof checking time shall not more than 3 business days, and if the goods need to be returned to get a refund, The Survival Corner should provide the buyer with a prepaid return label within 3 business days of proof approval, and refund the order when the return shows in transit on the logistics website searched by tracking number buyer uploaded within 3 business days. If the goods don't need be returned, The Survival Corner should refund the order within 3 business days of the refund request.
If proof is valid, and the buyer requests redelivery, The Survival Corner should redeliver within 5 business days of proof approval. Please note The Survival Corner has the right to refund orders if the redelivery products are out no stock, or buyers can reorder products when the products are restocked.
5.1 Incorrect or Missing Products
The Survival Corner has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched.
The Survival Corner will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:
a. For incorrect products, The Survival Corner offers a full refund or replacement.
b. For products with the wrong color, size, which don't affect product function, etc., The Survival Corner offers a refund or resend if you provide a screenshot of your client's complaint, including name, content, and date.
c. For parts missing that don't affect product function, The Survival Corner may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function, The Survival Corner will resend the product only.
d. For accessories, The Survival Corner will resend the accessories.
Notes:
For size problems, The Survival Corner would appreciate it a lot if you could measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us with a photo of the measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.
5.2 Service Products
Service products apply to the following interpretation.
a. Any disputes arising from products damaged or shipping delayed, The Survival Corner may not refund the product cost.
b. Any disputes arising from bad quality, The Survival Corner may not be accepted as the supplier is not The Survival Corner .
c. For service products without The Survival Corner quality checking inspection, The Survival Corner may not accept disputes.
6. Logistics Issues
6.1 Invalid tracking information
If The Survival Corner verify that the tracking number is wrong, and The Survival Corner fail to provide the correct one within 4 business days, The Survival Corner will refund the order.
6.2 Untimely Tracking Info Updates
If there is no update of the tracking info for more than 7 business days after the label is created, showing on a logistic website, and the buyer applies for a refund, The Survival Corner requires a refund order within 3 business days after the buyer's request.
Note: this clause is not applicable for special times/periods such as holidays, COVID-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations.
6.3 Too-long of Shipping Period
If the transit time exceeds the estimated delivery time by 10 days or more and The Survival Corner fails to provide any valid tracking or updated info, the buyer may apply for a refund. The Survival Corner requires a refund order within 3 business days, as the buyer requests.
Note: this clause is not applicable for special times/periods such as holidays, COVID-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations.
6.4. Shipping Method Limits
Some shipping methods are not trackable when orders arrive at some Countries, States, or Cities. The Survival Corner lists those shipping methods in advance and will not accept any disputes when you choose those shipping methods to some countries, including:
PostNL、Electric PostNL、Packet Eub、Packet Postal Route、Packet Postal、Packet Railway Economy.
Notes:
When choosing certain shipping methods, the remote addresses will be charged additional costs.
6.5 Force Majeure
The Survival Corner takes no responsibility for any product damage or shipping delay caused by an act of god, including but not limited to epidemic situations, international situations, strikes, wars, earthquakes, floods, viruses, storms, heavy snow, or customs inspection. However, The Survival Corner will notify you by thesurvivalcorner@gmail.com.
6.6 Destination Limits
Due to limited international transportation, The Survival Corner will not accept any disputes when your orders are shipped to the following countries:
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Andorra, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Greenland, Canary Islands, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Antigua, Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia Fiji Islands, Falkland Islands, Micronesia, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guam, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Comoros, Saint Kitts, North Korea Kosovo, Cayman Islands, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Republic of North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Saipan, Martinique, Mauritania, Montserrat, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Niue, Oman, Panama, Peru, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, Republic of South Sudan Sao Tome and Principe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent Island, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Vanuatu Samoa, Bernel, Curacao, Saint Eustacius, Saint Martin, Nevis, Somaliland, Saint Bafulimi, Yemen, Mayotte Island, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
7. Other
When encountering holidays, COVID-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations, the buyer shall contact us through thesurvivalcorner@gmail.com.
The Survival Corner will try its best to assist buyers in these special circumstances in a timely manner. After notifying The Survival Corner, Buyers should expect a decision from The Survival Corner on these types of issues no later than two weeks.
The Survival Corner takes no responsibility for any product damage or shipping delay caused by the acts of god, including but not limited to: epidemic situations, international situations, strikes, war, earthquake, flood, virus, storm, heavy snow, or customs inspection. However, The Survival Corner will notify you by thesurvivalcorner@gmail.com.
7.1 Return
Products can be returned to The Survival Corner US warehouses only. But we do not suggest returning products to our warehouses, because the international shipping cost is high and it takes at least 3 months to arrive at The Survival Corner US Warehouse. Most of them will be lost during the return. Also, most of the returned products will be damaged on the way.
a. If you indeed want to return the products, please email The Survival Corner, and someone will respond to you within 1 to 5 business days.
b. Please return products within 10 days after receiving the products and after speaking with someone at The Survival Corner.
7.2 Order Cancellation
For order cancellations, The Survival Corner offers a full refund before products are processed by the warehouses.
a. After payment, POD orders cannot be canceled as it is customized.
b. After payment, pre-order inventory orders cannot be canceled as they are special products and only available for you.
c. After payment, video and photo orders cannot be canceled as The Survival Corner has planned and prepared for you after payment.
7.3 Deadline of Opening Dispute
You cannot open a dispute if the order status is closed. Your dispute cannot be resolved when tracking information from a third party is untraceable.
7.4 Unacceptable Disputes
The Survival Corner shall not accept any unreasonable disputes, including but not limited to:
a. The buyer does not like it.
b. The product description is not real.
c. Products smell unusual.
d. The buyer ordered the wrong items or SKU.
e. The shipping address was provided incorrectly.
f. Product difference was negotiated in advance.
g. Tracking information deleted by logistics companies or local post offices.
h. In some cases, packages returned/discarded/detained due to the consignee’s failure to comply with the work of customs clearance in line with the foreign trade policies of certain countries.
8. Attention
If buyers are unsatisfied with the solution to the order's after-sale issues, buyers have the responsibility to open a dispute with The Survival Corner to help deal with the after-sale issues.
