LaBoutiqueVintage and www.laboutiquevintage.co.uk

Terms and Conditions for Use and Sales

These terms and conditions were last updated on April 2014.

1. Introduction

1.1 These terms & conditions set out the terms between you the customer and us the website owner.

1.2 Your use of this website and any service contained within constitutes acceptance of these terms & conditions in full.

1.3 You should not use this website if you do not accept with these terms & conditions in full.

2. Customer Information

2.1 You should always check that the contact information you provide is correct before creating a customer account or proceeding to payment.

2.2 You are responsible for maintaining your own username and password, where required to access your customer account. You should ensure that you store your username and password securely and that the details required to access your customer account are not provided to another party.

2.3 As a customer you are responsible for your customer account and actions taken within it. If you are aware or suspect that your customer account username and password or other details have become known to a third party, you should inform us immediately.

 2.4 Our website is only intended for use by adults. Adults may purchase products for children as long as the products purchased are intended by the manufacturer for use or consumption by children.

 2.5 We reserve the right to restrict or remove your access to this website where you breach these terms and conditions. Such restriction or removal will take place without recourse or explanation to you where we solely deem it appropriate or necessary.

 3.The goods

3. 1We take great care to ensure all descriptions on the website are correct, and that any marks or damage that are above and beyond normal wear and tear are included in the item description.

3.2However, the goods we sell are authentic vintage, antique or industrial items. All of them have been used in a former life and have been restored or have been preserved in their original condition.

We believe marks of time are parts of their charm and make them unique.

Signs of wear, marks, dents, little bumps, variations of surface texture, re-polished surfaces, minor scratches or losses, sympathetic replacements, retouching, relining, and other issues naturally associated with use and age are normal and appropriate to the authenticity of vintage goods.

3.3 The goods we sell are authentic vintage, antique or industrial items which were manufactured before today’s Health & Safety standards. All sales of such goods are for collection and decoration purposes only. We do not guarantee any compliance with today’s Health & Safety standards.

3.4 Most of our vintage industrial lighting are French sourced and will be provided with French plug. As our vintage electrical goods, they may not meet current UK standards. We recommend that all electrical goods are tested, certified and installed by a qualified electrician.

We will not be liable for any loss, injury or death caused by electrical goods that have not been inspected, tested and certified by a qualified electrician.

3.5 By placing an order, you are deemed to acknowledge the vintage nature of the goods we are selling.

4. Product Pricing and Title

4.1 We make every effort to ensure that the pricing displayed on our website is correct. However, if an error in the pricing of a product is found we reserve the right to either cancel your order or contact you to arrange payment of any extra sum due or refund any over-payment made by you (as applicable). The processing of an order can be cancelled or corrected by us at anytime up to the shipment of that order and any related items.

 4.2 We reserve the right to alter all products pricing without notice.

 4.3 Title in any products ordered from us does not pass to you, the purchaser until we have received and processed a valid payment, and that payment has been made into our own bank account and your order has been shipped.

 5. Your Order

5.1 When you place an order you will automatically receive a confirmation email from us to confirm your order. Your order constitutes an offer made to us to purchase the goods specified in the order.

 5.2 Your offer is only accepted by us once we have emailed you to confirm the dispatch of your order.

 5.3 Product items not included within the dispatch email are not included in the order and contract between you and us.

 5.4 We reserve the right to delay or refuse orders where a transaction contains incomplete details or details that cannot be verified or where fraud is suspected.

 5.5 If we are unable to reasonably ascertain these details or resolve these issues a full refund will be made against the card used at the time of purchase. No other form of refund or credit will be offered nor will a refund be made to any third party card or account.

 7. Method of Payment

 All payments are processed through PayPal secure servers.

You can pay with all majors card or your PAYPAL account.

All your payment details are kept secure in PayPal secure environment and not shared with us.

 8. Delivery & Collection

 8.1   Small Items

8.1.1 Small items, less than 20 kg with maxi size 70 cm will be ship via our designated couriers or Royal Mail.

8.1.2 Your order will be despatched within 2-3 working days using a 3-4 days standard delivery service.

8.1.3. All shipment are fully insured with tracking number and will usually required signature upon delivery

8.1.4. Shipping rates are calculated according to size and weight and will be available when you place an item in the basket.

8.1.5 All shipping rates are for UK mainland only, if you require an international delivery or outside UK mainland please contact us for a quote prior to placing your order as surcharges will apply.

8.2   Bulky items

8.2.1 All bulky items, furniture and nearly everything above 25 kg will be delivered by our recommended third party carrier.

8.2.2 We ship bulky items only to the areas A & B define by:

• Area A = all London postcodes inside M25
• Area B = approximately London Home Counties ( Cambridge – Oxford – Southampton – Brighton – Southend on Sea )

Shipping rates for A & B will be available when you place an item in the basket and you will have to select your area.

For postcodes outside A & B, We will do our best to arrange a quote and once accepted by you, the carrier will directly contact you to organise delivery. You will need to pay the driver upon delivery.

8.2.3 To be able to propose you the most competitive rates , service will be one man delivery to the ground floor. Driver may need your help for larger items.

8.2.4 We provide dimensions on our website, it’s your responsibility to make sure that items will fit through doorways and into your space.

8.2.5. We ship bulky items only to UK mainland.

8.2.6. You are welcome to collect your item or arrange your own courier for a collection at a mutual agreed time.

9. Shipping and Customs Duty

9.1 All orders received by us are shipped subject to availability.

 9.2 We reserve the right to ship products at a later date (up to 28 days after purchase) where the product ordered is not in stock at the time of purchase. In this situation you will be contacted and offered a full refund instead of delivery of the product.

 9.3 We cannot be held responsible for disruption to shipping caused by industrial disputes or action outside our direct control. If such disruption occurs you will be offered delivery via an alternative delivery or fulfilment company or a full refund.

 9.4 If you are ordering a product from outside the UK the recipient of the product is responsible for all customs duties or tariffs incurred in the country to which the products are shipped. Furthermore your order may be subject to delay or be opened and searched by local customs authorities when entering the destination country. Please note we are unable to provide specific advice on customs duties or tariffs.

 10. Cancellation Rights, Returns and Refunds

10.1 Under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 you have a right to cancel your purchase. However, to exercise this right you must notify us in writing, (email or letter) within a minimum of 7 working days from the day after you receive your goods.

10.2 As stated above notification of cancellation must be in writing, a telephone call is not a valid cancellation.

10.3 No right of cancellation, refund or return exists under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 once you have used your product, unless the product is defective and you are returning it for this reason.

10.4 Goods that are sealed or shrink-wrapped and this is removed can only be returned if they are defective.

10.5 No right of cancellation exists for personalised goods unless defective.

10.6 Please observe the following procedure for all returns to us:

10.6.1 On the back of your delivery note or on another piece of paper, (if you no longer have your delivery note), include your order number and the reason for the return.

10.6.2 If you are returning your product because it is defective, please state the defect or defects.

10.6.3 Repackage the product in its original packaging, including any accessories, brochures, manuals, guarantees or warranties that came with the product. Unfortunately we will be unable to issue a refund where the product is in an incomplete state.

10.7 If the original packaging surrounding the product has been damaged or destroyed we will only issue a refund if the product is being returned due to a defect. If the original packaging of a defective product has been damaged or destroyed you should ensure that the returned product is adequately packed for shipment back to us.

10.8 You are responsible for paying any postage or shipping costs incurred when returning the product.

10.9 We recommend that all returns be sent by registered post, so that a record of the return is available for you.

10.10 We will not issue refunds for any items lost or stolen in transit to us.

10.11 Where a return is lost or stolen in transit to us, you should claim compensation from the company that shipped the return.

10.12 If you fail to return a product to us, we may make arrangements to have the product collected from you. The cost of this collection will be passed on to you.

10.13 Unused products may be returned promptly by customers to our address listed at the end of these terms and conditions.

10.14 Subject to the above, we will refund the purchase price of a returned product within thirty days of receiving written notification for your intention to return the product.

10.15 We will also refund the cost of standard or recorded postage incurred returning a product, if incorrectly sent by us or where the product has been returned due to a defect. Please note that we will not refund any courier, overnight or express element of any delivery or postage charge, including Royal Mail Special Delivery.

11. Customer Complaints

We endeavour to respond to all customer complaints or queries within five working days.

12. Faulty Products

Where you experience a fault with a product it can be returned to us subject to our returns policy above.

13. Events Outside Our Control

We shall not be liable for delay or failure to perform any obligation under these Terms & Conditions if the delay or failure is caused by any circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of god, war, civil disorder or industrial dispute.

14. Licence

14.1 Wegrant you a licence to access the content, information and services contained within our website for personal use only.

14.2 This licence allows you to download and cache (using your browser) individual pages from our website.

14.3 This licence does not allow you to download and modify individual pages or substantial parts of our website nor to make our website available via an intranet, where our website or a substantial part of it is hosted locally on the intranet in question.

14.4 Our website design, layout, content or text cannot be copied, edited or otherwise manipulated without our express prior written permission.

14.5 Our website cannot be placed within the frame-set of another site.

14.6 Third parties are not allowed to “deep link” to pages within our website, without our express prior written permission. All links (unless expressly permitted by us) should be to the main index page of our website. Furthermore, the content of such links, whether graphic or text should not be misleading, false, derogatory or in any other way offensive.

14.7 The restriction on “deep linking” does not apply to affiliate partners who wish to send customers directly to a particular page or product in order to increase their affiliate sales.

15. Copyright

15.1 All content, databases, graphics, buttons, icons, logos, layouts and look & feel are our copyright, unless expressly acknowledged as otherwise.

15.2 The data mining, extraction or utilisation of product information from our website is not permitted without our express prior written permission.

16. User Generated Content

16.1 Where the facility exists you may provide reviews or public feedback on the website of products purchased by you, also known as user-generated content.

16.2 Where the facility exists such user-generated content can be provided in different formats and mediums; text, audio, video and still photographs.

16.3 As part of providing this content to us you agree to grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use, distribute, edit, translate and repurpose such content, as we require, including sub-licensing to other parties.

16.4 Such content shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other party. Furthermore the content shall not be illegal or capable of breaching the laws of any jurisdiction in which it may be displayed.

16.5 We reserve the right to remove any content, which breaches or risks breaching these terms and conditions.

16.6 However, we shall not assume any responsibility for auditing or monitoring any user generated content.

16.7 Any complaints about such content by rights holders or any user or visitor to our website should be directed to us using our contact details listed at the end of these terms and conditions.

17. Limitations and Exclusions of Liability

17.1 Where content and information is provided on the website without charge we exclude all liability for such content and information.

17.2 All business losses (including, but not limited to) loss of profits, income, revenue, damage to goodwill, loss of other commercial contracts, other commercial opportunities are all excluded.

17.3 All indirect, consequential or special losses or damage are all excluded.

17.4 All other losses or damages not reasonably foreseeable at the time of the contract between you and us are also excluded.

17.5 All losses relating to the loss or corruption of data, databases, systems, software or hardware are all excluded.

17.6 These terms and conditions do not exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by you or us.

17.7 These terms and conditions do not exclude or limit liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation caused by you or us.

17.8 These terms and conditions do not exclude or limit liability where this conflicts with the applicable law for this jurisdiction.

18. Indemnity

By your use of our website you hereby indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified at all times now and in the future against all possible claims relating to any breach of these terms and conditions by you. Such indemnities to include, (but not be limited to) all costs legal and otherwise, all other expenses, damages or settlements arising from your breach of these terms and conditions.

19. Variation

We reserve the right to vary these terms & conditions at any time, without giving notice to you. Such varied terms and conditions shall automatically apply to the use of our website from the date of publication on our website.

20. Assignment

We reserve the right to assign our rights and also our obligations under these terms and conditions, without giving notice to you. This right of assignment shall only apply to us and shall not apply to you in any way.

21. Severability

The foregoing paragraphs, sub-paragraphs and clauses of these terms & conditions shall be read and construed independently of each other. Should any part of this agreement or its paragraphs, sub-paragraphs or clauses be found invalid it shall not affect the remaining paragraphs, sub-paragraphs and clauses.

22. Waiver

Failure by us to enforce any accrued rights under these terms & conditions is not to be taken as or deemed to be a waiver of those rights by us unless we acknowledge the waiver in writing.

23. Third Parties

These terms and conditions are between you and us. They do not apply to, or benefit any third party and are not reliant on any third party.

24. Entire Terms & Conditions

These terms & conditions set out the entire agreement and understanding between you and us.

25. Your Statutory Rights

Where acting as a consumer your statutory rights are unaffected.

26. Jurisdiction

These terms & conditions shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Our contact details are as follows:

LaBoutiqueVintage

Helene Rebelo

6 Hollymount close

London – SE108TH

UK

Email: laboutiquevintage.co.uk@gmail.com

Telephone : + 44(0) 2082656907 / +44(0) 7460899053