Customized Products

Policy

By customizing your own Zippo product on this website, you take full responsibility for the text presented to Zippo for the purpose of placing it on a Zippo product.

All requests submitted by consumers for placement on a customized product will be reviewed by Zippo. If the content appears to be not acceptable with the Zippo Customize It! Guidelines, it will be rejected and an email notification of the reason the customization was rejected will be sent to the registered consumer at the email address provided at the time of order. 


Guidelines 

*Product can be engraved, 15 characters max. Message will be positioned on the front, center, bottom of the lighter case. Only Alphabets and Numbers are allowed.

*This is not an exhaustive list, but rather a set of general guidelines. Please visit Terms and Conditions for full legal terms. 

You may not use  slogans, or words that:

1. Infringe upon the copyright, trademark, or right of publicity of a third party including names, logos, or symbols of the following:

    • Military logos, ships or other insignia of the Armed Forces
    • Musical artists; and authors of copyright protected works;
    • Companies and brands, including food, drink, clothing, and automobile brands
    • Television, movie, cartoon, comic book or video game characters
    • Celebrities
    • Sports teams and athletes
    • Fraternities, sororities or other organizations
    • Colleges and universities
    • Insignia of government agencies, organizations, military branches, or flags of certain countries. 

2. Are inappropriate or offensive, meaning...

    • Use of  subjects portrayed in a sexual act or provocative positions.
    • Obscene or vulgar material, including material with offensive remarks.
    • Material that harasses, threatens, defames, or abuses others
    • Material that is racist, sexist, or a symbol of hate (i.e. Nazi symbol, gang signs).
    • Material that promotes or depicts violence or abuse, including to animals
    • Material that glamorizes illegal drug use