Oilvedic Terms & Conditions
Please read these terms and conditions carefully before placing your order and retain a copy of these terms and conditions and your order for future reference
1. Definitions
In these terms and conditions:
a. we, us and our refer to Oilvedic (trading name of UK Essences whose registered office address is UK Essences Limited, 190 Oadby Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 3PW)
b. you and your refer to the purchaser of any goods from us
c. contract means the contract between you and us for the sale by us to you of goods
d. goods means any goods or services you order from us
e. order means an order placed by you with us for the purchase of goods by clicking "place order" on the checkout page
f. consumer means any natural person who, when placing an order with us, is acting for purposes which are outside his or her trade, business or profession
g. checkout page means the page on our website entitled "checkout" which gives details of the goods, delivery address and options, payment method and a "place order" icon
h. website means our website at www.oilvedic.com
2. Business sales
If you order goods other than as a consumer (e.g. because you are a business) then:
these terms and conditions do not apply; and
our business terms and conditions shall apply to your order and any resulting contract between you and us.
3. Terms of the contract
If you place an order for goods as a consumer, these terms and conditions apply to your order and to the contract between you and us.
We may change these terms and conditions at any time. Any changes will apply to any orders that you place after the time that we update the terms and conditions on our website. The changes will not apply to any order that you place before we make the changes on our website.
We have taken care to ensure that our website (including the help pages) and these terms and conditions do not contradict each other. However if there are any inconsistencies or contradictions then these terms and conditions shall apply instead of any contradictory or inconsistent part of our website.
4. When the contract is created
No contract exists between you and us until we notify you that we have accepted your order and delivered the goods.
We are not obliged to accept your order.
5. Description and price of the goods
We make every effort to ensure that prices and descriptions of goods shown on our website are accurate at the time you place your order.
The price of the goods will be as shown on the checkout page of our website when you placed your order. We will charge you this amount.
You must also pay a delivery charge for the goods as indicated on our website at the checkout page.
In the unlikely event that the price shown on the checkout page is wrong, and we discover this before accepting your order, we are not required to sell the goods to you at the price shown. We always try and ensure that the prices of goods shown on our website are accurate, but occasionally genuine errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of the goods that you have ordered we will let you know as soon as possible and give you the option of reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If you cancel your order and you have already paid for the goods, then you will receive a full refund.
6. Delivery
We will deliver the goods that you order to the delivery address you give when you place your order.
Once we accept your order, we will endeavour to deliver the goods within the delivery period that applies to the option you have chosen. If we do not come to the delivery address within the applicable delivery period and you have given us the correct full delivery address then you may apply for a refund of the delivery charge.
If there is no one available to accept the delivery when the postman or our courier arrives, the courier will keep the goods for up to two days and you can arrange for a new delivery date. After two days we may treat the order as cancelled by you. In this case we will refund the price of the goods, but we shall be entitled to keep the amount you paid for delivery.
If you give us an incorrect or incomplete delivery address and as a result we try but are not able to make the delivery, we may treat the order as cancelled by you. In this case we will refund the price of the goods, but we shall be entitled to keep the amount you paid for delivery.
If some of the goods you ordered are not available we may deliver part of your order. We will deliver the rest of the order as soon as possible afterwards.
7. Your right of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations
You may cancel the contract under the Distance Selling Regulations by notifying us no later than 7 working days after we deliver the goods that you are cancelling the contract. We strongly recommend that you do this by using our on-line returns tool - see our website for details.
You may not cancel your contract with us under the Distance Selling Regulations where any of the products have been unsealed or been tampered with or appear to have been used by you.
If you cancel the contract under the Distance Selling Regulations, you must take reasonable care of the goods from the time you receive them until you return them to us.
If you cancel the contract under the Distance Selling Regulations you must return the goods to us at your own expense.
If you cancel the contract under the Distance Selling Regulations and do not return the goods as required, we may charge you our direct costs of recovering the goods.
8. Faulty goods or products
In these terms and conditions, faulty goods means any goods or products we supply to you that do not conform to the contract. Faulty goods does not include any goods that are faulty due to fair wear and tear, wilful damage, accident, negligence by you or any third party, use otherwise than in accordance with their intended use, failure to follow the manufacturer's or our instructions, or any alteration or repair carried out without the prior approval of us or the manufacturer.
You should notify us as soon as possible if you discover that any goods or products are faulty goods.
Our website gives details of how to notify us of any faulty goods and how to arrange for the problem to be resolved. We strongly recommend that you use our on-line returns tool (see our website for details).
If you return goods or products because you think they are faulty goods, we may charge you the cost of all transport and our actual costs and expenses in the event that the goods are not in fact faulty goods.
9. Returning goods – general
When you return goods to us for any reason (for example because you have cancelled the contract under the Distance Selling Regulations or because you think they are defective goods):
you must ensure that they are properly and securely packaged and labelled with our address;
you are always responsible for any damage in transit that is due to incorrect or inadequate packaging by you; and
you are responsible for any damage or loss in transit where you arrange the transport (rather than using our courier).
10. Force majeure
We shall not be liable for any failure to perform, or delay in performing, any of our obligations under the contract if and to the extent that the failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond our control.
11. Limitation of liability
We shall not be liable to you for any loss or damage:
where there is no breach of a legal duty owed to you by us or by our employees or agents;
where such loss or damage is not reasonably foreseeable to us when we accept your order; or
to the extent that any increase in loss or damage results from breach by you of any term of the contract.
Our maximum liability to you under the contract shall be no less than the value of the goods that you ordered.
Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation or for any other liability that we are not permitted by law to exclude or (as the case may be) limit.
These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
12. Legal Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
These terms and conditions and the contract are subject to English law, notwithstanding the jurisdiction where you are based. You irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these terms and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the English courts. The place of performance shall be England.
We make no warranty or guarantee that the Website or information available over it complies with laws other than those of England.
13. Images
Images of goods on our website are for illustrative purposes only and may differ slightly from the actual goods.
14. General
Any formal legal notices should be sent to us at the address at the end of these terms by email confirmed by post.
You acknowledge that it is technically impossible to provide the Website free of faults and that we do not undertake to do so. You further acknowledge that faults and certain circumstances that are outside our reasonable control can result in the temporary unavailability of the Website.
Failure by us to enforce a right does not result in waiver of such right.
You may not assign or transfer your rights under this agreement.
Nothing in these terms is intended to, nor shall it, confer any benefit on a third party whether under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.
We may amend these terms at any time by posting a variation on the Website.
15. Further Information
Further information on these conditions or any queries on them can be obtained from our head office:
UK Essences Limited T/A Oilvedic
3A Almeys Lane
Earl Shilton
Leicestershire
LE18 3PW
UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel: +44 (0)844 414 5867
Fax: +44 (0) 872 113 3213
Email: enquiries@ukessences.com
Oilvedic.com is a trading name of UK Essences Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (Company Number 07799529) with its head office at 3A Almeys Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE9 7AJ, England.
