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About Bone ClonesŪ Bone Clones, Inc. Privacy Statement
* Effective (January 1, 2005) We recognize and respect your need for privacy and security as you visit our site. When you visit our site to view any pages, read product information, or use our on-line calculators and tools, you do so without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. While we do not collect identifying information about visitors to our site, we do use standard software to collect information for the strict purpose of tracking activity on our site. This allows us to better understand how many people use our site and which pages and features are most popular. The only information we normally collect and store is:
There are instances where you may elect to provide us with personal information. If you order one or more of our products, or send us email, you are transmitting the information. This will typically include information like your name, mailing address, email address, the items you are ordering, and any other information necessary to fulfill your order and may include credit card information. Personally identifying information should never be transmitted that you do not enter yourself. And this is always your option; this information cannot be collected unless you specifically elect to send it to us. This information is used internally only for the purpose of fulfilling your order or for contacting you directly and is not given, sold to or shared with any other organization. When you submit personally identifying information via our online shopping cart, that information is encrypted, or scrambled, by your browser before it is transmitted back to our secure web site. This effectively prevents anyone from intercepting and reading any personal information about you. Note that this encryption does not take place if you send us email, but only when you use your web browser to order on-line. We hope you find our website useful and informative and we are always willing to answer questions and receive suggestions. If you have either, please e-mail us at info@boneclones.com. Thank you. * We reserve the right to change our privacy policy. A revised policy statement will only apply to data collected subsequent to its effective date. Any revisions will be posted at least 30 days prior to its effective date. Comparative Economy Sets
Responding to customer requests, we now manufacture economy versions of a few selected items. Comp 101, Comp 102 and Comp 103 are sets of 4 pieces each; skull, femur, humerus and pelvis for Human male, female and child, are useful in noting the differences and similarities of human anatomy About our Economy North American Mammals
Introducing a collection of North American mammal skulls in Bone ClonesŪ quality at an economical price. Our goal with this series is to produce affordable replicas so that a new generation of nature enthusiasts can learn about animals and anatomy. While care is taken to ensure the major features of the skull are preserved, the small details of the neural passages may not be opened. Not providing these neurological characteristics makes it possible to produce a more economical replica that is still an excellent teaching aide. In many cases we have also introduced the claws and talons of the corresponding specie. We think these will be a useful addition to the teaching repertoire for any teacher of young students BC-146E Bobcat. Please see page 40 in the 2006 catalog See our Cougar & Grizzly bear in our regular product line. We will be adding more economy products from time to time and welcome input from our customers. Primate Information
Our very first Bone ClonesŪ was a primate. Aware that primates were endangered and protected, David (our founder) imagined that there would be an interest in replicas of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, if only they were a credible facsimile of the real. Of course, HE was very interested himself !!! since he is a "bone" person. That was the original challenge and our first Bone ClonesŪ was a Gorilla skull, BC-001. We were amused early on with reports that this Gorilla skull had been intercepted several times by Fish and Game Departments and carefully examined and tested for its "realness" or "boneness" Perhaps a bone density test was made to determine whether it was resin or bone. We knew then that we were on the right track. Soon thereafter we imbedded our logo in each piece we produce, and also added our distinctive Bone Clones® tag. We currently produce all the Great and Lesser Apes skeletons including 4 Gorilla skulls, 2 Orangutan skulls, a Chimpanzee skull, a Bonobo skull, and a Gibbon skull. We also have life casts of hands and feet of all the apes as well as life casts of a male and female gorilla heads. A tragic fire at the Philadelphia Zoo several years ago gave our company the opportunity to immortalize some of the primates that perished there and at the same provide revenue to the Zoo by way of licensing agreements with Bone ClonesŪ Our 16th Bone ClonesŪ was a Human skull. We made the leap from zoological to human and yet remained in the primate family. Since then we have added many more products in the Human anatomy field including ethnic and gender comparisons in the human family. All of our skeletal replicas are carefully prepared and cast to insure the highest accuracy possible. Our primate skulls and skeletons are used extensively in post and undergraduate teaching as well as research. We have been told numerous times by educators that they have started teaching programs precisely because we have made these high quality casts available. Return Policy
You can return a product within 10 days of having received it, and we will issue full refund (minus shipping) or exchange it for you. Before returning it, please call 800-914-0091 and you will be given an authorization return number. If the return is necessary because of a quality problem, we will exchange the item promptly at no cost to you. Legal
All products in our catalog and website are produced and handmade by Bone Clones® in the USA and are protected under State, Federal and International trademark laws. Photos, text, descriptions or casts cannot be reproduced without the written consent of Bone Clones, Inc. Acknowledgements
Bone ClonesŪ gratefully acknowledges the generosity and support of the following Institutions and organizations for providing original specimens for us to cast: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Ordering Information
Order on our website: www.boneclones.com Order by phone: 818-709-7991 or 800-914-0091 (USA customers only) Order by Fax: 818-709-7993 Order by e-mail: order@boneclones.com Order by mail: Payment: We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Checks or money orders can be mailed to us made payable to Bone Clones, Inc. Allow 10 days for personal checks to clear. Sorry, we do not ship COD. Educational institutions can fax, mail or e-mail us your Purchase Order. Delivery Information - Domestic
Your address: Please provide us with your shipping and billing address (if different) and a daytime phone number. Our preferred shipping method is to a street address. If you have special shipping needs, please advise us. Specify: Item #, description, quantity and price. Add shipping charges, per chart below. California residents add Sales Tax. Domestic Ground Charges:
We will be happy to quote you shipping charges for items that require special crating and shipping. Shipments within the USA are generally shipped via Fedex ground services. Rush orders: For expedited 2 day air service add $19.00 to above charges. For next day air service add $35.00. Delivery Information - International
International Orders: Shipping charges depend on size, weight and the level of service. We will quote you the shipping and handling charges. Please note that there may be additional charges in the recipient country such as customs duties, VAT taxes, etc., and those are the responsibility of the recipient. Our commercial invoice indicates that Bone ClonesŪ are educational products and in some instances, this can impact the charges favorably. |
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