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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
August 2008
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These terms and conditions govern the sale of products to you by Carpet 1st flooring centre whose
address is detailed on their website; Email sales@carpet1stflooring.co.uk ; VAT number 192 6870 28 (hereafter "us" or "we" or "our")
trading as an independent retailer.
Please read these terms and conditions carefully before purchasing products
from us. By ordering our products, you signify your agreement to be bound by
these terms and conditions.
This website is owned and operated by carpet1st.co.uk, a trading name of The
Metro Group, a company registered in
England and Wales with registered address Metro House, 21 Chorley New Road,
Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 4QR; Email: info@carpet1st.co.uk; VAT number 343 4581
58; ("carpet1st.co.uk").
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the singular includes the plural and vice
versa.
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Forming a contract for the
supply of goods
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In respect of all of the
products promoted through carpet1st.co.uk and made available by us, you
will contract directly with us in respect of all transactions.
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Please note that when you
purchase a product through this website you are paying for the flooring
products, delivery being free of charge to your address via our premises,
and not any other services. If you would like us to install your chosen
flooring products please email us at our email address set out above in
order to make arrangements for a fitting.
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When you place an order to
purchase products from us, you will be sent an email to your registered
email address containing your order number, details of the products
ordered, total cost of the order, etc (the "Acknowledgement
Email"). Your order represents an offer to purchase products from us.
By completing and submitting an online order form you are making an offer
to purchase products in accordance with these terms and conditions which, if
accepted, will result in a binding contract between you and us. Note that
the Acknowledgement Email is not acceptance by us of your offer to purchase
goods.
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We must receive full payment of
the price of the goods before we can accept your offer to purchase products
from us. Your offer to purchase products will only be accepted by us when carpet1st.co.uk,
acting on our behalf, sends an email to you advising that your order has
been accepted and despatched (an "Order
Confirmation"). Only at this stage is a binding contract created.
Until this point you may vary or cancel your order.
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We reserve the right to refuse
any order prior to issue of an Order Confirmation.
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You acknowledge that any text,
price lists, lists of products or other sales literature appearing on this
website constitute an invitation to treat and may not be construed by you
as an offer by or binding obligation upon us to provide any product.
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Payment Terms
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All prices and charges on this
website are in UK Pounds Sterling.
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All prices are, unless otherwise
stated, inclusive of VAT.
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Although we try to ensure that
the prices quoted on this website are accurate, and the products have been
fairly described, mistakes can occur. If, after we have accepted your
order, we discover a product's correct price is lower than our stated
price, we will charge the lower amount and deliver the product to you. If,
after we have accepted your order, we discover a product's correct price is
higher than our stated price, or there is a material error in the
description of products, we will contact you for instructions before
dispatch.
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At any time before you are
issued with an Order Confirmation, we reserve the right to adjust prices,
offers, products and descriptions of products on this website, including
correction of any typographical or other errors or omissions. If we make
any adjustment to price and/or description we will contact you for
instructions before the Order Confirmation is sent to you.
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If we cannot contact you to advise of an error/ adjustment in price and/or
description, we will treat the order as being cancelled. If the order is
cancelled we will refund all money taken from you relating to the purchase
of the products.
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Availability
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All orders are subject
to availability. If, before you are issued with an Order Confirmation, we
discover that the products you ordered are not available, we will notify
you of this and provide a refund of any money paid to us for the products
unless we agree a longer delivery period with you.
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We reserve the right to withdraw
any products from this website at any time before we accept your order, and
we will not be liable to you, or anyone else, for withdrawing products.
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Your rights of cancellation
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Under the Consumer
Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 you will, if you are buying
as a consumer, have up to 7 working days from the day after the day on
which the goods are delivered to you to cancel your purchase of the product,
for any reason. If you wish to cancel, you must notify carpet1st.co.uk via
email of your wish to cancel your purchase of the product using the email
address set out below. carpet1st.co.uk will tell
you in the Acknowledgment Email if you do not have a right to cancel.
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If you wish to cancel
you must keep the goods in your possession and take reasonable care of them
until you return them to us. Goods should be carefully repackaged and
returned to us at the address provided in your Order Confirmation complete,
unused and in 'as new' condition.
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Examples of a failure
to take reasonable care of goods may include if you use the goods, if you
fit or part fit the goods or if you remove the goods from their packaging
and fail to properly repack them.
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Cancelling your order
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To cancel an order you must
email carpet1st.co.uk at info@carpet1st.co.uk.
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Cancelled orders must be
returned to the address provided to you by us in the Order Confirmation.
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If you cancel your order and the
returned goods are in the condition required by these terms, we will refund
the price of goods to you within 30 days. We will not be liable for the
delivery costs incurred by you for the return of the goods. If you do not
return the goods within 30 days of the date of your cancellation or if you
request collection then we shall be entitled to arrange to collect the
goods and shall charge you a £30 fee for such collection.
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Limitation of liability
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We shall not be liable to you
(except in respect of injury or death of any person resulting from our
negligence) regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort
(including negligence and breach of statutory duty), strict liability, or
otherwise, for any loss of profit, business, contracts or revenues, or for
any special, indirect or consequential damage of any nature whatsoever
arising directly or indirectly out of your use of our website.
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Ownership and title
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All ownership, title and risk of
loss and/or damage in the products you have purchased shall pass to you at
the point in time at which such product leaves our premises.
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Notices
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All notices given by us to you
will be sent by e-mail from our email address set out above.
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Waiver
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No waiver by us of any breach of
these terms and conditions shall be considered as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
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Invalidity
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If any provision of these terms
and conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions
(and the remainder of the provision in question) shall be unaffected.
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Governing Law
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The interpretation,
construction, effect and enforceability of this agreement shall be governed
by English Law, and you and we agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English courts for the determination of disputes.
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Choose your preferred natural materials, colours and borders, then specify your
required size to get an on-screen quote for your rug creation. When you have
finished simply checkout and pay for your rug online using your credit card.
Ordering online at www.carpet1st.co.uk is 100% secure as all credit card
transactions are processed by Barclaycard.
Online payments can be accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In the unlikely event that your order is out of stock, you will either be
emailed or called with the option to cancel or change the item. We will
endeavour to fulfill all orders as quickly as possible, but please bear in mind
that by the nature of this product certain ranges can take up to 4 weeks to
re-stock.
All order errors must be reported on delivery of goods. If in the event
goods cannot be checked upon delivery goods must be signed as unchecked. In the
unlikely event that this occurs please contact us immediately. Incorrect goods
must be returned in there original packaging and as new. Refunds will be made
within 5 working days.
Sizes and Imperfections
Each rug from www.carpet1st.co.uk is made by hand from natural materials.
These materials by their very nature are prone to small imperfections so please
aware of this. As each rug is made by hand, the finished size may vary slightly
to the size specified upon order.
Cancellations and Returns
All our rugs are made to order, you have 12 hours from placing your order to
cancel it. You can do this by email or by telephone.
Any damages must be reported on delivery of goods. In the unlikely event
that this occurs please sign for goods as "DAMAGED". If in the event
goods cannot be checked upon delivery goods must be signed for as
"UNCHECKED". Please contact us immediately. Goods must be returned in
there original packaging. You are entitled to either an exchange or full
refund. If you have not signed for the goods as damaged or unchecked no refund
will be given.
We will arrange collection of the item. Orders sent outside of the UK
Mainland are non returnable.
Colour and Images
Due to the nature of monitor set up, colours may vary slightly. Every effort
has been made to reflect the true colours of our products.
Complaints
It is our policy to provide the highest level of service to our customers.
If you have a complaint please direct it to our customer service department at info@carpet1st.co.uk - We will contact
you within 5 days with a response.
Remittance Terms
Payment in full is required before any goods are dispatched. All invoices
include VAT at the standard rate and delivery.
Confidentiality
Customer details are strictly confidential and are protected within the
current Data Protection Act. We do not disclose any information to third
parties.