Thank you for visiting the Stein Mart website (the “Site”). This page sets out the terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) which will govern your use of the Site and compliance with these rules is a condition to your use of the Site. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions, promptly exit this Site. Attention Vendors: Additional terms and conditions apply to vendors. Please visit our Vendor Services area with Corporate Information for additional terms and conditions, including our standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions.

Ownership of The Site

All pages within this Site and any material made available for download are the property of Stein Mart. The Site is protected by United States and international copyright and trademark laws. The contents of the Site, including without limitation the text, images, coupons, audio, and video, and any materials accessed through or made available for use or download through this Site may not be copied, distributed, modified, reproduced, published or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Stein Mart, except that you may download content from the Site to any single computer for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices and comply with any applicable end user license agreements. No part of any content, form or document may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for your personal use (but not for resale or redistribution). You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose, or deep linking to, any name, trademarks, service marks, logo, content, coupons or other proprietary information (including; images, text, page layout, or form) of Stein Mart without our express written consent.
Your use of this Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which you should read before using this Site further.

Stein Mart Website Privacy Policy

Safeguarding your privacy is important to us. Before you submit information through our Stein Mart-owned and operated website, we want you to know how it will be used and how it is protected. By using this site, you represent and agree that you have read this Privacy Policy and consent to the use of your personal information ("Information") by Stein Mart and others in accordance with its terms and for the purposes described below.
These published Terms and Conditions of Use govern any dispute that may arise concerning our Privacy Policy or your use of our site, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, venue of disputes in Florida and application of Florida law.
In our Privacy Policy, you will learn:

• what types of personal information may be collected at this site
• how your personal information can be used
• who may have access to the information collected
• security procedures used to protect the information collected
• how to contact us to correct or cancel any information sent

Types of information collected and logged at this website:

Information such as your name and address is collected through this Site and via emails you may send us. We maintain standard web logs that record data about all visitors to this site. These logs may contain (1)the internet domain name from which you access the Site (eg. ail.com, abc.org); (2)your IP address; (3)the type of browser and operating system you use; (4) the date and time you visited this site; (5)the pages you saw on this site; and (6)the address of the website you linked here from. Lastly we connect information, including current session information via "cookies" when you access our site.
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law to protect any non-public personal information we collect.

Cookies:

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide certain features such as storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of the features on the site, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

How your Information is Used/Who has Access:

Affiliates/Joint Marketing:

We share information among our subsidiaries and affiliates in accordance with our security standards and confidentiality policies, and applicable laws. We may also disclose your information to third parties that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other companies with whom we have joint marketing agreements.

Business Partners and Agents:

We also may share information with non-affiliated business partners and agents with whom we have agreements to help perform functions on our behalf. Examples include filling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These parties have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

Business Transfers

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy stores, subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. In the event that Stein Mart or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information, including information you have provided to Stein Mart, will be one of the transferred assets.

Legal Protection of Stein Mart and Others:

We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Stein Mart, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. This does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitment set forth in this Privacy Policy.

With Your Consent:

Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties. You will be given an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

Security of Information:

We work to protect the security of your information during transmissions by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you have finished using a shared computer. You can access certain information we maintain about you by contacting us via email at comments@steinmart.com.

Privacy Policy Coverage:

Please be aware that other sites and third-party content (for example, banner advertisements that you may access through our Site may collect personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of those third party sites linked to our Site are not covered by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is not intended to cover any information collection practices that take place outside of our site, regardless of whether they are controlled by us.

Contact Us:

If at any time you wish to contact us to correct or change any information that you have provided to us, if you have a question or complaint, or to exercise any of the rights set out in this Privacy Policy, including your opt-out rights, contact us by email at comments@steinmart.com or use the contact information below:
Stein Mart, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Officer
Address: 1200 Riverplace Boulevard, 5th Floor
Jacksonville, Fl 32207
Telephone: 904 346-1500

Changes to Privacy Policy:

Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Use are also subject to change. Please check our Web Site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us via the contact information provided in Section 7 (Contact Us) of this Policy.

Accuracy and Integrity of Information

Although Stein Mart attempts to ensure the integrity and accurateness of the Site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the Site. It is possible that the Site could include typographical errors, inaccuracies or other errors, and that unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made to the Site by third parties. In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform Stein Mart so that it can be corrected. Information contained on the Site may be changed or updated without notice.

Online Purchases

Customers are able to purchase Stein Mart Panache cards and merchandise through this Site. If you use this Site for such purposes, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your user name and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. By placing credit card orders through our web site, you authorize Stein Mart or the current credit card Merchant Processor acting on behalf of Stein Mart to charge the appropriate charges to your credit card, and to use your credit card number for the purpose of completing the order.

Data You Upload

We may from time to time provide you with the ability and prvilege to load video, photos and interact with other customers on our Site or other websites or blogs accessed through our site.  By your use of that ability, you agree that any information which you post or upload (called “User Data”) may, at our election: (i) be reproduced, stored, displayed and distributed  by us or a third party retained by us, and (ii) used by us or a third party retained by us for analysis, marketing studies, generation of customer metrics, and business generation, commercial and marketing purposes.

Disclaimer of Warranties

STEIN MART DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT OR ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUALITY OF INFORMATION, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND TITLE/NONINFRINGEMENT. Stein Mart SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN, OR THE MISUSE OR MISINTERPRETATION OF, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE. STEIN MART DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND HYPERLINKED WEB SITES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.STEIN MART DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAMMING. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY YOUR NEEDS FOR DATA BACK UP AND SECURITY. YOU AGREE THAT Stein Mart SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING DIRECTLY OF INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH CODE. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OF THE INTERNET.

Limitation of Liability Regarding Use of Site

STEIN MART AND ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THIS SITE ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, AND/OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND/OR HYPERLINKED WEB SITES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Links to Other Sites

Stein Mart makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web Site that you may access through this Site. When you access a non-Stein Mart site, please understand that it is independent from Stein Mart, and that Stein Mart has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, a hyperlink to a non-Stein Mart Web Site does not mean that Stein Mart endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of the linked site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use or download is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), Stein Mart is registered with the United States Copyright Office as a Service Provider. Any notifications of claimed copyright infringement must be sent to our Copyright Agent:
Stein Mart, Inc.
1200 Riverplace Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Telephone: (904) 346-1500
Email: comments@steinmart.com

Arbitration of Disputes

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to this Site or to products you purchase through this Site shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Jacksonville, Florida, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Stein Mart’s intellectual property rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Florida, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

General

Stein Mart reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this Site, with or without cause, and with or without notice. In the event that any of the Terms and Conditions are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between Stein Mart and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In its sole discretion, Stein Mart may from time-to-time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You should, therefore, periodically visit this page to review the current Terms and Conditions, so you are aware of any such revisions to which you are bound. Certain provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages within this Site.
Last Updated: April 1, 2009
Copyright 2009, Stein Mart, Inc.