Terms & Conditions

1. General
   The following terms and conditions apply to all orders placed by the customer (hereinafter referred to as ”you”) with ALBERTYNE & CO., hereinafter referred to as “ALBERTYNE & CO.”, "us" or ”we”, at the ALBERTYNE & CO. website, mobile website, or mobile application, or via telephone.

By using albertyne.online/ and/or placing an order, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out herein (the ”Terms”). Please make sure you have read and understood the Terms before placing your order.

Only persons 18 years or older, who are not under guardianship and, are not acting in a capacity of a company, with a delivery address in UK (excluding Channel Islands, BFPO and mail forwarding companies) can place an order. If you pay with debit card or Gift Card you can place an order from 16 years.

The inclusion of any products or services on albertyne.online/ at a particular time does not imply or warrant that these products or services will be available at any time. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time.

We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time without prior notice to you. The version of the Terms that will apply to your order will be those on albertyne.online/ at the time you place your order.

ALBERTYNE & CO. want to provide the best possible online experience. To make this possible we need to ensure that our services runs like a clockwork. You understand and agree not to (i) post, transmit, redistribute, upload, or promote any communications or content that could harm or negatively impact our business, products or services; (ii) act in a manner or employ any device that restricts, impairs, interferes or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the albertyne.online/ site, or which impacts the security of the site, or (iii) employ any device or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent, script or other device or mechanism (including without limitation spiders, bots, crawlers, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the site, or to copy content from the site. We reserve the right to immediately bar access to the site and close the account of any user who violates this provision or any other provision in these terms and conditions.

2. Prices and delivery charges
   The prices displayed at albertyne.online/ include the statutory Value Added Tax but do not include a delivery charge.

The delivery charge for each order will be the same, regardless of the size or weight of your order. The cost for each delivery method is clearly indicated during the check-out process. Our standard delivery fee is £3.99. If we are unable to deliver your order in full and have to make more than one delivery, there will not be an additional charge for any subsequent deliveries. Prices in store, catalogue and online may vary.

3. Ordering/conclusion of contract
   The ordering options available to you are via albertyne.online/ or telephone. Please visit our Customer Service pagesfor further information.

Once you have placed your order, if you have supplied us with your email address, you will receive an email confirmation. If for any reason we are unable to fulfill your order, we will let you know at the earliest opportunity. If we have already received payment for such order, we will attempt to refund the applicable amount using the same method used to make the payment. If, for any reason, alternative arrangements are necessary, an ALBERTYNE & CO. representative will contact you to settle the refund.

4. Delivery
   ALBERTYNE & CO. exercises the utmost diligence in accepting and processing orders and will endeavour to deliver your order to an address in the UK, in accordance with your selected delivery option. Unfortunately we are unable to deliver to the Channel Islands, BFPO and mail forwarding companies. (Due to transportation restrictions some cosmetic items cannot delivered to Northern Ireland, Isle of White, Isle of Man, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, Scilly Islands and Scottish Isles. Read more here.

ALBERTYNE & CO. endeavours to dispatch orders in the fastest possible time and in the order in which they are placed. We aim to deliver within 3 to 5 days following confirmation of an order, unless otherwise agreed. Please allow for an extra 1-2 working days for deliveries to Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Scottish Islands. Though we aim to deliver within the communicated time frame, delivery may take longer due to unexpected events. In the unlikely event the delivery time exceeds 30 days, you may cancel your order.

Before you place your order, you will be informed of the expected delivery details. Once you have placed your order, if you have supplied us with your email address, you will receive an email confirmation with your expected delivery details.

You will find the full Delivery Policy at albertyne.online/.

If your order does not arrive by the scheduled date, please contact Customer Service.

5. Withdrawal of Order
   You may cancel or return your order from the date you place the order until 28 days after receipt of the ordered items. If you have been charged for the items, you will receive a refund which will include ALBERTYNE & CO.'s standard delivery costs. Should you choose to keep certain items and only partially cancel your order, the delivery cost will not be refunded. You will find the full Return Policyat albertyne.online/.

If you wish to cancel or return your order, please provide us with notice in writing either by post, preferably by using the pre-printed return form in your parcel, or by sending a letter to ALBERTYNE & CO. Customer Service, PO Box 24005, Edinburgh EH1 9AG; or contact Customer Service; or by filling in and submitting the standard form issued by your local Consumer Rights Authority; and return the item(s) to us as set out in section 6 (Returns) below within the 28 day period set forth in section 5.1 above. We will provide a refund attempting to use the same method used to make the payment (or, if the items have not yet been paid for, reflect the return of the items in your account balance) as soon as possible and at the latest within 14 days of receiving your notice of cancellation, provided we have received the items or evidence of you having sent back the items. Another payment method may be used for the refund, provided that you consent to such change; in any case this will not generate any additional charges.

If the item you have received is defective, please notify ALBERTYNE & CO. promptly and return the item in accordance with section 6 (Returns) below. ALBERTYNE & CO. will, for any products deemed defective, provide a full refund. The provisions set forth herein do not limit any applicable statutory rights.

6. Returns
   ALBERTYNE & CO. guarantees a full refund of the returned items in accordance with section 5 (Withdrawal of Order), provided that all items are returned in the same condition they were in upon your receipt. This means the items should not have been damaged, soiled, washed, altered or worn (other than to try the item on) and that any labels or tags should be intact.

All our parcels contain a pre-printed return form for you to use if you decide to return any items. You will find more detailed information regarding our return process on the delivery note and in our Returns and Refund Policy.

You can bring the item(s) you wish to return to any ALBERTYNE & CO. or ALBERTYNE & CO. Home store in the UK (excluding ALBERTYNE & CO. outlets), provided that you bring your delivery note to the store. You will be refunded by the same payment method you used to make your purchase, in accordance with section 5.3 above. You can use your refunds for exchanges or new purchases directly in store if the purchase was made by credit card, Gift Card or a combination of the two. Faulty items may also be returned to any ALBERTYNE & CO. or ALBERTYNE & CO. Home store in the UK. Please note that incorrect orders (e.g. wrong or missing items), furniture and lighting cannot be returned to or handled by our stores. ALBERTYNE & CO. are happy to accept your return of any Designer items in an ALBERTYNE & CO. store within 3 days of you receiving your order. This applies to items purchased both online and in store.

Any item that is purchased from and shipped to you by an external party or brand must be returned in accordance with the instructions included in the parcel. You are not able to return these items in an ALBERTYNE & CO. or ALBERTYNE & CO. HOME store.

Please note that if our stores for some reason cannot access your online order, the return cannot be refunded with the same payment method that was used for the purchase, if you paid by any of the following payment methods; monthly instalment, pay next month, invoice, Pay later or PayPal. In this case you have two options; you can either choose to return to ALBERTYNE & CO. online or return your items in store. If you choose to return in store and have paid with any of the mentioned payment methods you will be refunded through a merchandise card. If you receive a merchandise card, you still must pay your outstanding invoice.

7. Payment methods
   You can pay for your goods in various ways as set out below.

Payment before delivery 
Credit card or debit card
You can enter your payment details at the time you place your order using a valid credit or debit card (VISA or Mastercard). The applicable amount will immediately be reserved on your card but will not be debited until the goods are dispatched. ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to check the validity of the credit or debit card, its credit status in relation to the order value and whether the address data of the purchaser is correct. We may refuse orders depending on the result of these checks.

PayPal
When paying by PayPal, ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to check the validity of the PayPal account, that there are enough funds to cover the purchase sum and validate the billing address details of the purchaser. The applicable amount will immediately be reserved on your PayPal account but will not be debited until the goods are dispatched from the warehouse. ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to deny any purchase.

ALBERTYNE & CO. gift cards
You can choose to pay the whole or part of your order placed at our website with ALBERTYNE & CO. gift cards and ALBERTYNE & CO. merchandise cards. Read more about ALBERTYNE & CO. gift cards and how it can be combined with other payment methods here.

Payment after delivery
Pay later
Our Pay later services are provided by Klarna.

As soon as your order has been dispatched in the warehouse, you will receive information from Klarna on how and when to complete your payment.

Invoice - pay within 20 days
New purchases with this payment method are not possible after 22/08/2019.

The payment request is sent to your e-mail address when the order is shipped. The statement will show the total amount due including VAT and delivery charges. Payment is due within 20 days after the statement date.

Pay next month
New purchases with this payment method are not possible after 22/08/2019.

All items you purchase and receive within one month are included in one statement, which is sent to you the following month. A fee of £1.25 will be added to the amount payable. Payment is due at the end of the month in which the statement is issued.

Payment in instalments
New purchases with this payment method are not possible after 22/08/2019.

ALBERTYNE & CO. will charge an interest on your account balance. The current annual percentage rate of interest is 17.9 % and the applicable monthly rate is 1.38 %. Further information relating to payment by instalments is available in the pre-contract credit information.

Arrears 
This information refers only to payment methods Invoice - pay within 20 days, Pay next month and Payment in instalments.

You fall into arrears if your statement or instalment account is not paid by the due date. The total amount owed by you to ALBERTYNE & CO. becomes payable immediately, or, in the case of customers paying by instalments, following notice from ALBERTYNE & CO. to that effect. ALBERTYNE & CO. will send you a payment reminder letter requesting payment immediately. If you have still failed to pay the overdue amounts ALBERTYNE & CO. will send you a ”Notice of Default”. We will charge you £7.00 for each payment reminder letter and a further £12.00 for any Notice of Default. ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to charge an annual penalty interest of 17.9 % on the capital sum after due date if you choose "Pay next month" and an annual penalty interest of 17.9 % on the capital sum if you choose to pay in instalments. We will apply payments against the current debt in the following order: costs, interest and then capital sum. You always have a right to pay all or part of your instalment debt prior to a scheduled payment date.

Others 
You will receive the legally required invoice document in the Shipping Confirmation e-mail. 

Below information refers only to payment methods Invoice - pay within 20 days, Pay next month and Payment in instalments.

Please note that we do not accept cash or cheques. If you wish to pay by cash/cheque please pay at your bank or a Barclays bank using your payment slip. ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to charge £15 for costs arising for any cash/cheques received.

Please note that ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to send payment requests to your e-mail address.

8. Our Liability
   Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit ALBERTYNE & CO.'s liability with regard to any matter for which it would be unlawful for us to limit or exclude our liability.

ALBERTYNE & CO. accepts liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or that of our employees and agents. We do not seek to exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation by us or our employees or agents. If we breach these Terms, we shall only be liable for losses which are a reasonably foreseeable consequence of such breach.

ALBERTYNE & CO. is not responsible for indirect losses which are a side effect of the main loss or damage, for example loss of profits or loss of opportunity; or for failure to deliver the goods or to meet any of our other obligations under these Terms where such failure is due to an event that is beyond our reasonable control, which includes but is not limited to fire, flood, storm, riot, civil disturbance, war, nuclear accident and terrorist activity.

Our maximum liability to you for any loss or damage arising in connection with your order on albertyne.online/ shall be limited to the total price of your order.

If you have a problem with a product that you have purchased from ALBERTYNE & CO. online, and were not able to settle the complaint with ALBERTYNE & CO., then you can submit your complaint to the EU’s online dispute resolution platform (the “ODR platform”).

The ODR platform offers consumers and traders within the EU with the possibility to try and reach an out-of-court settlement for complaints arising from online purchases. This single entry point is designed to be a user-friendly and interactive website, available in all EU official languages and free of charge. Using the ODR platform the consumer and the trader can find a dispute resolution body and then go through the process of finding a solution to the consumer’s complaint.

9. Colours and measurements
   We make all reasonable efforts to accurately display the attributes of our products, including composition and colours. The colour you see will depend on your computer system, and we cannot guarantee that your computer will accurately display such colours.

An item’s measurements given on albertyne.online/ are only approximate values to give you a better understanding of the model or fit of that specific item, and not a definite guarantee of the actual measurements of the item you receive. The final measurements of an item may vary depending on the material used in its production.

10. Guarantee
    If there are defects in the goods you have purchased, ALBERTYNE & CO. abides by all statutory guarantee regulations. If you have a complaint regarding obvious material or manufacturing faults in goods that we have supplied, including damage incurred in transit, please let us know by returning the goods to us without delay by using the provided pre-printed return form.
11. Assignment
    ALBERTYNE & CO. reserves the right to assign or pledge to third parties any claim(s) for payment including any payment instalments which have arisen in connection with the delivery of goods.
12. Severance
    If any part of these Terms is disallowed or found to be ineffective by any court or regulator, the other Terms shall continue to apply.
13. Ownership of rights
    All intellectual property rights, such as trademarks and copyrights at albertyne.online/ remain with ALBERTYNE & CO. Hennes & Mauritz AB and its subsidiaries or licensors. Any use of albertyne.online/ or its contents, including copying or storing such content in whole or part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial use, is prohibited without the permission of ALBERTYNE & CO..
14. Company Information

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100 How Ming Street

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