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1. TERMS
Paul Christian Online supplies products to you under these terms. Please read them before placing your order on www.paulchristian.online.
These terms tell you who we are, how we will provide products to you, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information.
2. WHO ARE WE
Paul Christian Limited a company registered in England and Wales.
Company registration number : 05454486
Registered Office : 94 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2QX.
VAT number : 790 6279 95
3. HOW TO CONTACT US
Telephoning our customer service team at 0117 933 2500
Email us at paul@paulchristian.online
Complete and send the contact Information page on our website www.paulchristian.online/pages/contact-us
Write to us at
Paul Christian Online,
31 Eldon Terrace,
Windmill Hill,
Bristol.
BS3 4NZ
4. HOW WE CONTACT YOU
If we need to contact you, we will do so by telephone or by writing to you at the email address or postal address you provided to us in your order. N.B. "Writing" includes emails. When we use the words "writing" or "written" in these terms, this includes emails.
5. HOW WE ACCEPT YOUR ORDER
When you place an order online with us, we will email you to accept it at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us. You should always check the email we send you to make sure it contains all the correct information and notify us immediately if you need to amend anything on it.
6. IF WE CANNOT ACCEPT YOUR ORDER
If we are unable to accept your order, we will inform you of this by email and will refund the online. This might be because, for example, the product (or parts needed for the product) is out of stock, because of unexpected limits on our resources which we could not reasonably plan for, because we have identified an error in the price or description of the product or because we are unable to meet a delivery deadline you have specified.
7. YOUR ORDER NUMBER
When we accept your order we will give it an order number which will be on your acceptance email. It will help us if you can tell us the order number whenever you contact us about your order.
8. WE ONLY SELL TO UK AT PRESENT
We ONLY sell to customers in the UK at present. Please contact us if you are unsure if we can deliver to your address for any reason.
If you are outside the UK please contact us to discuss your order to see if we can fulfil it.
9. OUR PRODUCTS
Products may vary slightly from their pictures. The images of the products on our website are for illustrative purposes only. Although we have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that a device’s display of the colours accurately reflects the colour of the products. Your product may vary slightly from those images.
10. MAKING SURE YOUR MEASUREMENT ARE ACCURATE
If we are making the product to measurements you have given us, you are responsible for ensuring that these measurements are correct. You can find information and tips on how to measure on our website or by contacting us. See our detailed measurements guide on our curtain poles pages.
Tolerance levels for curtains and blinds. All our curtains and blinds are made with a tolerance of between +/-3cm for curtains and +/-5mm for blinds and will not be considered faulty or misdescribed for the purposes of these terms and conditions if they fall within these parameters.
11. YOUR RIGHTS TO CHANGE YOUR ORDER
If you wish to make a change to the product you have ordered please contact us without delay.
Please note that we aim to start work on each order received within 1 hour of receipt so any changes you wish to make must be communicated to us as soon as possible
We will let you know if the change is possible. If it is possible we will let you know about any changes to the price of the product, the timing of supply or anything else which would be necessary as a result of your requested change and ask you to confirm whether you wish to go ahead with the change.
If we cannot make the change or the consequences of making the change are unacceptable to you, you may want to end the contract (see 14 below).
12. OUR RIGHTS TO MAKE CHANGES
We may need to make minor changes to the product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and implement minor technical adjustments and improvements. These changes will not affect your use of the product.
13. PROVIDING THE PRODUCTS
Delivery costs. The costs of delivery will be as displayed to you on the Delivery Information page on our website as amended from time to time. These will be applied as part of the order process. We reserve the right to increase the delivery costs from those advertised on the Delivery Information page on our website from time to time to ensure that our costs are duly covered for any deliveries deemed unusual in the normal course of our business (for example, to any particular location or if the size or weight of the delivery is particularly large).
When we will provide the products. During the order process we will let you know when we will provide the products to you. We will deliver the products to you as soon as reasonably possible and we will provide you with an estimated delivery date, which in any event will be within 30 days after the day on which we accept your order You should wait until you have received and checked the product before organising a fitter. Delivery options are made available to you prior to you confirming your order.
Made-to-measure manufacturing process. We will begin the manufacture of your made-to-measure product approximately one hour after accepting your order.
We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If our supply of the products is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received.
If you are not at home when the product is delivered. If no one is available at your address to take delivery and you have not provided alternative delivery instructions in the order process, the delivery company will leave you a note informing you of alternative delivery arrangements. Instructions to leave safe by the customer is at the customers own risk and the company cannot be held responsible should this happen.
If you do not re-arrange delivery. If you do not make alternative delivery arrangements following the instructions set out by the delivery company the product will be returned to us. We will contact you for further instructions and may charge you for any further delivery costs. If, despite our reasonable efforts, we are unable to contact you or re-arrange delivery or collection we may end the contract and clause 15 will apply.
When you become responsible for the goods. A product will be your responsibility from the time we deliver the product to the address you gave us.
When you own goods. You own a product once we have received payment in full and the product has been made.
What will happen if you do not give required information to us. If you have not provided us with all the information required for the product you have ordered as detailed on our website we may contact you to ask for this information. If you do not give us this information within a reasonable time of us asking for it, or if you give us incomplete or incorrect information, we may either end the contract or make an additional charge of a reasonable sum to compensate us for any extra work that is required as a result. We will not be responsible for supplying the products late or not supplying any part of them if this is caused by you not giving us the information we need within a reasonable time of us asking for it.
Reasons we may suspend the supply of products to you. We may have to suspend the supply of a product to deal with technical problems or make minor technical changes or update the product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements.
Your rights if we suspend the supply of products. We will contact you in advance to tell you we will be suspending supply of the product, unless the problem is urgent or an emergency. If we have to suspend the product for longer than 7 days you may contact us to end the contract and we will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the product.
14. OUR RIGHTS TO END THE CONTRACT
You can always end your contract with us.
If what you have bought is faulty or mis-described you may have a legal right to end the contract (or to get the product repaired or replaced or to get some or all of your money back), or
If you have just changed your mind about the product you may be able to get a refund if you are within the cooling-off period (14 days for a standard product i.e. not made to measure), but this may be subject to deductions and you will have to pay the costs of return of any product received. This right will only apply if the product you have ordered is NOT MADE-TO-MEASURE and is a standard product.
If returning a product please ensure the product is in it’s original packaging, in good condition and unopened.
If the package arrives damaged then it should be signed for as ’damaged’ with the courier at the time of delivery and Paul Christian should be contacted within 24 hours
Ending the contract because of something we have done or are going to do. If you are ending a contract for a reason set out below the contract will end immediately and we will refund you in full for any products which have not been provided. The reasons are:
We have told you about an error in the price or description of the product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;
There is a risk that supply of the products may be significantly delayed because of events outside our control;
We have suspended supply of the products for technical reasons
You have a legal right to end the contract because of something we have done wrong
Exercising your right to change your mind (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013).
Made to Measure products (e.g. Bradley curtain poles)
For most products bought online you have a legal right to change your mind within 14 days and receive a refund. However, these rights, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, exclude products that are made to the customer’s specification as made-to-measure products. If the products we supply are made-to-measure and are created to the measurements provided by you,the right to change your mind will NOT apply to any such products purchased from our website. If you want to change any part of your order or cancel your order you will need to contact us within an hour of you placing your order, although if we have started the manufacturing of your made-to-measure products, you are not able to cancel the contract and we will be entitled to withhold any refund of the cost of materials used.
How long do I have to change my mind for non made-to-measure products?
For standard, non made-to-measure products you have 14 days from the day you (or someone you nominate) receives the goods.
Fitting and Installation by Paul Christian Online
When the Contract provides for installation of the goods, the Buyer shall afford the Seller and its agents and personnel a safe working environment and access to the relevant premises. If the Buyer fails to provide access then the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for all reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred or suffered by the Seller as a result of the Buyer’s failure as aforesaid. Should any of the Seller’s agents or personnel suffer any injury during installation then the Buyer agrees to indemnify and keep the Seller indemnified against loss, damage, costs, expenses arising directly or indirectly from such injury.
15. HOW TO END THE CONTRACT WITH US (INCLUDING IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND)
Tell us you want to end the contract. To end the contract with us, please let us know by doing one of the following:
Phone or email. Call customer services on 0117 9332500 or email us paul@paulchristian.online Please provide your name, home address, details of the order and, where available, your phone number and email address.
Returning products after ending the contract. If you end the contract for any reason after products have been dispatched to you or you have received them, you must return them to us. You must send any such products back to us using a reputable delivery company. Please call our customer services on 0117 9332500 or email us paul@paulchristian.online to discuss the process of returning any such products to us. If you are exercising your right to change your mind you must send off the products within 30 days of telling us you wish to end the contract.
Items returned due to damage in transit should be signed for as ‘damaged’ with the courier
When we will pay the costs of return. We will pay the costs of return if the products are faulty or mis-described. In all other circumstances (including where you are exercising your right to change your mind) you must pay the costs of return.
How we will refund you. We will refund you the price you paid for the products including delivery costs, by the method you used for payment. However, we may make deductions from the price, as described below.
Deductions from refunds if you are exercising your right to change your mind.
We may reduce your refund of the price (excluding delivery costs) to reflect any reduction in the value of the goods, if this has been caused by your handling them in a way which would not be permitted in a shop. If we refund you the price paid before we are able to inspect the goods and later discover you have handled them in an unacceptable way, you must pay us an appropriate amount.
The maximum refund for delivery costs will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method we offer. For example, if we offer delivery of a product within 3-5 days at one cost but you choose to have the product delivered within 24 hours at a higher cost, then we will only refund what you would have paid for the cheaper delivery option.
When your refund will be made. We will make any refunds due to you as soon as possible and usually within 14 days from receipt of the returned product.
16. OUR RIGHTS TO END THE CONTRACT
We may end the contract if you break it. We may end the contract for a product at any time by writing to you if:
you do not make any payment to us when it is due and in full;
you do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the products;
you do not, within a reasonable time, allow us to deliver the products to you.
You must compensate us if you break the contract. If we end the contract in the 3 situations set out above, we will refund any money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may deduct reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract.
17. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT
How to tell us about problems. If you have any questions or complaints about the product, please contact our customer service team by telephone on 0117 9332500 or email us at paul@paulchristian.online or as otherwise detailed on the Contact Information page on our website.
18 . SUMMARY OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
Summary of your legal rights. We are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. See the below for a summary of your key legal rights in relation to the product. Nothing in these terms will affect your legal rights.
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 says goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. During the expected lifespan of your product your legal rights entitle you to the following:
up to 30 days: if your goods are faulty, then you can get an immediate refund.
up to six months: if your goods can’t be repaired or replaced, then you’re entitled to a full refund, in most cases.
up to six years: if your goods do not last a reasonable length of time (bearing in mind their nature) you may be entitled to some money back.
19. PRODUCT GUARANTEES
Notwithstanding your rights set out above, we offer a 12 month guarantee on all our products and a longer guarantee on some shutters - see website. Provided we are satisfied that any such products to which the 12 month guarantee applies have been properly used and meet the criteria set out on our website, we will treat the product as faulty and replace the product or refund you in accordance with clause 15 above.
Notwithstanding your rights set out above, it is your responsibility to provide us with correct measurements for the products you order.
20. PRICE AND PAYMENT
Where to find the price for the product. The price of the product (which includes VAT) will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the price of the product advised to you is correct.
We will pass on changes in the rate of VAT. If the rate of VAT changes between your order date and the date we supply the product, we will adjust the rate of VAT that you pay, unless you have already paid for the product in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.
What happens if we got the price wrong. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products we sell may be incorrectly priced. We will normally check prices before accepting your order so that, where the product’s correct price at your order date is less than our stated price at your order date, we will charge the lower amount. If the product’s correct price at your order date is higher than the price stated to you, we will contact you for your instructions before we accept your order.
When you must pay and how you must pay. We accept payment with Visa/Mastercard Credit/Debit, Amex and Paypal. You must pay for the products in full before we dispatch them. We will charge your credit or debit card at the time we accept the order.
What to do if you think your payment receipt is wrong. If you think your payment receipt is wrong please contact us promptly to let us know.
21. OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU
We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking this contract or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen, for example, if you discussed it with us during the sales process. As referred to above, you should not book a fitter until you have received and checked the product as we will not be liable for any cancellation of an appointment. Also, it is your responsibility to ensure that the quality and state of the walls to which the product will be fixed is suitable.
We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; for breach of your legal rights in relation to the products including the right to receive products which are: as described and match information we provided to you and any sample seen or examined by you; of satisfactory quality; fit for any particular purpose made known to us; supplied with reasonable skill and care; and for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
We are not liable for business losses. We only supply the products for domestic and private use. If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
We exclude liability for any losses relating to the material used to make the products or supplied to you under the Sample Service. We rely on suppliers to provide us with the material we use to make the products. We exclude liability for any loss suffered by you as a result of any changes to the material supplied to us from time to time including without limitation any changes relating to colours, shading, names and patterns.
We exclude liability for any losses relating to the measurements you supply. We will not be liable for the measurements you supply to us as part of the order process. We have taken steps on our website to provide you with all the information you need to take measurements you supply
22. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will ONLY use the personal information you provide to us:
to supply and deliver the products to you;
to process your payment for the products;
We will only give your personal information to third parties where the law either requires or allows us to do so.
23. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS
We may transfer this agreement to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation.
Nobody else has any rights under this contract. This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.
If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date.
Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts. If you live in Scotland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Scottish or the English courts. If you live in Northern Ireland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Northern Irish or the English courts. If you live in a European country outside of England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the English courts or your country’s courts.