Terms and Conditions of Sale
Our terms and conditions apply to all transactions on the CHOKLET website and are set out below. Please read through these carefully before placing your order. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions you may not use or access this Website.
If you have any questions relating to these terms and conditions before you place an order, please contact us by email or telephone 01636 650095.
Our Rights
We reserve the right to:
- modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, this Website (or any part thereof) with or without notice to you and you confirm that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the Website; and/or
- change the Conditions from time to time, and your continued use of the Website (or any part thereof) following such change shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the Conditions have been changed. If you do not agree to any change to the Conditions then you must immediately stop using the Website.
Product Description
Every care has been taken to ensure that product descriptions and specifications are correct at the time when the relevant information was entered onto the system. All weights and measurements given on this website are approximate and intended for general guidance purposes only, although we do try to make sure that they are as accurate as possible. On the rare occasion that there is an error we will advise you about it as soon as possible Also, while colour reproduction is a good representation, a slight variation from the actual products and packaging can occur.
Please also bear in mind that all of our chocolates are handmade and as such any slight imperfections or variations in size are part of the handmade qualities of the products.
Although we aim to keep the Website as up to date as possible, the information including Product Descriptions appearing on this Website at a particular time may not always reflect the position exactly at the moment you place an order.
We reserve the right to change descriptions without prior notice to the buyer.
Payment
All prices are quoted as retail in pound sterling and are inclusive of VAT
The price you pay is the price displayed on this website at the time we receive your order. While we try and ensure that all prices on our website are accurate, if we discover an error in the price of goods you have ordered we will inform you as soon as possible and give you the option of reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If you cancel and have already paid for the goods, you will receive a full refund.
Payment can be made by any of the methods specified in the Payment section of this Website and payment will be debited and cleared from your account as set out in the Payment section of this Website.
You confirm that the credit, debit or store card that is being used is yours.
All credit/debit cardholders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer. If the issuer of your payment card refuses to or does not, for any reason, authorise payment to us, we will not be liable for any delay or non-delivery.
To be eligible to purchase Products on this Website and lawfully enter into and form contracts on this Website under English law you must:
Register by providing your real name, phone number, e-mail address, payment details and other requested information
Be over 18 years of age
Stipulate a delivery address in the United Kingdom. Please note that BFPO addresses, PO Box numbers, hotels and accommodation addresses are not acceptable
Postage & packing charges
For all orders we charge a fixed postage & packaging fee of £3.95.
Should you request separate delivery of any item(s) an additional delivery charge will be incurred for each parcel despatched.
Delivery
Currently we are only able to deliver items within the UK.
We aim to dispatch your order within 4 to 6 days, sometimes earlier during quiet periods, but please bear in mind that we make to order, so larger orders may take slightly longer. We will send you a second email confirming dispatch of your order and the postal method used. Larger/heavy orders will be sent by courier so will require a signature on delivery, so kindly ensure someone will be available to accept and sign for the order (We will notify you if the parcel needs signing for on delivery). We will deliver to the address you enter at checkout and we accept no liability for late or failed delivery if the quoted address is incorrect.
If you have ordered more than one item we will endeavor to despatch all items at the same time. If there is a delay with some items, we will notify you. You may request separate delivery of items but this will incur an additional delivery charge for each parcel despatched.
We reserve the right not to arrange deliveries during exceptionally hot weather, i.e. above the UK summer average, as we have no control over temperature whilst your chocolates are in transit and cannot accept responsibility for heat damaged or melted products.
Stock availability
All our chocolates are handmade to order. We always endeavour to keep adequate supplies of ingredients in stock at all times however, there may be times when we are waiting for our ingredient stocks to be replenished. We will advise you of any product that is temporarily out of stock and an estimated date for delivery. If there are any items which cannot be delivered to you within 7 days of accepting your order, we will contact you by email to advise an expected delivery date. If this date is not acceptable to you, you may of course cancel your order for such items and receive a full refund. Generally though, any item knowingly out of stock will be removed temporarily from the website to avoid customer disappointment.
Cancellations
You may cancel your order at any time prior to receiving our ‘notification of dispatch’ email and receive a full refund. Should your order already have been dispatched you still have the option of receiving a full refund under the Distance Selling Regulations 2000 (see returns section below). Should you wish to cancel your order please contact us on 01636 650095
Returns
Under the Distance Selling Regulations 2000, you are entitled to cancel your order within 7 days of delivery of your goods. If for any reason you are not entirely satisfied with your purchase, please contact us on 01636 650095. We will then ask you to return your goods in their original, undamaged packaging for a prompt exchange or refund. The product you return must be in perfect condition, we cannot be responsible for any items that arrive with us damaged in transit. We will consider the overall condition of the product being returned when making a refund. We will refund the price of the item to the purchaser or exchange the product as soon as it is received by us. Refunds will usually take about 7 working days, the speed of the refund will depend on how quickly your debit/credit card company processes the credit.
Regretfully Choklet does not pay the cost of return postage. This is in addition to your statutory rights.
Security
We take security of purchasing on line very seriously and have taken every precaution to ensure that your personal information is safeguarded. All your personal information is encrypted by a secure server software which protects your confidential data, particularly your credit card from unauthorised use.
Rights of Ownership
All goods shall remain the property of CHOKLET until full and final payment is made. Upon full and final payment legal title of items shall pass to the purchaser.
Intellectual Property and Right to Use
You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content supplied as part of the Website shall remain at all times vested in us or our licensors. You are permitted to use this material only as expressly authorised by us or our licensors.
You acknowledge and agree that the material and content contained within the Website is made available for your personal non-commercial use only and that you may (if necessary to make a Purchase) download such material and content onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. Any other use of the material and content of the Website is strictly prohibited. You agree not to (and agree not to assist or facilitate any third party to) copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, commercially exploit or create derivative works of such material and content.
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