Terms & Conditions
 

Terms & Conditions

Welcome to www.gourmetwales.co.uk. By using this website you accept and agree to be bound by these online Shopping Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Statement and such other policies as we notify you of from time to time, which together constitute the entire agreement between us. Nothing in these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions affects your statutory rights, either as a consumer or otherwise.

These Online Shopping Terms and conditions apply to all orders which you, the customer, place using our website www.gourmetwales.co.uk, Please read them carefully before placing your order and print a copy for future reference.

Your Account

The first time you purchase from our site, a user account will be created for you. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account username and password and for preventing unauthorised access to your account. You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password, so please take all necessary precautions to ensure that the username and password is kept confidential and secure. Please inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your username and/or password has become known to anyone else, or are being, or are likely to be, used in an unauthorised manner.

Please ensure the details you provide us with on registration are correct and complete and inform us immediately of any changes to those details (e.g. change of email or postal address). You can access and update your details using the 'Your Account' area of the Website.

Please ensure the details you provide us with on registration are correct, complete and up to date. Inform us immediately of any changes to those details (e.g. change of email or postal address). You can access and update your details using the 'Your Account' area of the Website.

We reserve the right to refuse access to the Website, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our discretion. If we do cancel an order, it will be without charge to you.

Premium Member Accounts

As a member you will be offered certain privileges such as free standard postage on all purchases during your membership year. We may also offer discounts during the period , these privileges are strictly only for the benefit of the paying member and his/her family and must not be offered to others. 

Privacy and Communications

When you place an order, we collect certain personal and transactional information (e.g. name, address, email address). For details on how we use this information, please read our Privacy Statement.

To fulfill our obligations to you under these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions we communicate with you by e-mail and by posting notices on the Website. You agree to receive communications from us electronically and that this electronic communications will satisfy any legal requirement for communications in writing.

Our privacy policy does not encompass sites maintained by other companies, affiliate sites or those sites who re-direct to www.gourmetwales.co.uk. This also relates to sites you access or are re-directed to from www.gourmetwales.co.uk

The contract between us

When you place an order to purchase items using our Website this is an offer by you to us to purchase such items. By ordering you are providing details which are true, accurate, current and complete and that the credit or debit card details are correct and your own.

We will confirm receipt of your order by sending you an email summarising the details of your order ('Order Confirmation E-mail'); this is the point at which we accept your order and the contract is formed.

Age Restrictions

We only sell items to adults (i.e. those aged 18 or over). If you are under 18, you may use this Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

By law we cannot sell knives, products containing alcohol or products containing tobacco to persons under the age of 18. Proof of ID may be requested. By placing an order with us it is confirmation that you are of legal age. It is illegal to buy restricted products if you are under age or for someone else who is under age.

Some of the items available for purchase from this Website contain intoxicating liquor. When you place an order for an alcoholic product using this Website, you confirm that you are aged 18 or over.

Colours, specifications, dimensions and descriptions of products

We have made every effort to display the colours, specifications, dimensions and descriptions (including wine vintages, please note all images are for illustration purposes only.) of items on the Website as accurately as possible. The colours you see will depend on the resolution of your monitor. We cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any colour will always reflect accurately the colour of the item delivered. We may from time to time vary the dimensions, specifications, descriptions and quantities of items displayed on our Website without prior notice.

Content & Intellectual Property Rights

www.gourmetwales.co.uk, its products and content is protected by national intellectual property. You are only allowed to use content found on this Website as expressly agreed by Gourmet Wales. Any reproduction or redistribution of our products and content may result in civil and criminal penalties.

In addition to these intellectual property rights, the content, defined as: graphics, photographs, image rights, sounds, music, audio or text are to the best of our knowledge accurate and complete, however we cannot promise it is error-free. www.gourmetwales.co.uk cannot promise the functions within the site i.e. html, content and functional aspects are error-free. This also relates to viruses and other harmful viruses; we always recommend that you should have an up-to-date and complete virus-checking software to protect yourself.

You should also agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between yourself and Gourmet Wales. You will not express yourself as an employee, agent or representative of Gourmet Wales and we are not liable for any representation, act or omission on your part.

Food Hampers and Gift boxes

Hampers and gift boxes are collections of food and non-food items packaged in containers such as wicker baskets, wooden or cardboard boxes. As these products contain perishable items and items with a rapid expiry date, your statutory right to withdraw purchases within the seven working day 'cooling-off' period does not apply to these items.

The hampers and gift boxes photographed contain only items listed. This means some wine vintages may vary according to availability and props used in the photography are not included in the hampers unless stated in the hamper listing. We may also at times show slightly different packaging in the hamper contents listing to that of the actual hamper contents.

Gift Messages

Every gift order can be sent with a personal gift message of up to 8 lines of 30 characters each, including spaces. Please decide on your message before placing an order. Regrettably, we are unable to include personal enclosures with your gifts or offer a gift-wrapping service at this time.

Substitution Items

Gourmet Wales reserves the right to substitute it with an item of equal or greater value than the original, or issue a refund for the product. This applies to items within Hampers, Gift Boxes and mixed orders.

If you live in the European Union you have a right by law to withdraw from the purchase of any item within a "cooling-off" period of seven working days starting on the day after the day the item is delivered to you ("Cooling-Off Period"). This right applies to all items advertised on the Website except for:

  • Perishable goods and other items likely to expire rapidly (e.g. hampers and gift boxes containing such items and other food and beverage items) items; including items worn next to the body
  • Sealed items where the seal has been broken
  • You may be liable for the cost of returning the item(s) to us

Prices

Products are invoiced in GBP sterling at the price prevailing at the time you place your order. Prices displayed on the Website include Value Added Tax which will be charged at the current rate. Whilst we try and ensure all details, descriptions and prices are correct when appearing online, some products might be subject to slight variations. Errors & omissions excluded.

Delivery charge is an additional cost. Please refer to our Delivery Information for full details. Although we try to ensure that all prices on the Website are accurate, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of items you have ordered, we will contact you as soon as possible. You will have the option of either reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If we are unable to contact you, we will treat your order in respect of the incorrectly priced item as cancelled.

Prices displayed on the Website apply to online purchases only. They are not indicative of the price of identical items purchased in our store or by any other means. We reserve the right to update prices displayed on the Website at any point.

Payment

You may pay for the items which you order online by supplying your credit/debit card details on the secure online order form.

Gourmet Wales operates the highest level of security, meaning your card details are not kept. Should we need to issue a refund due to a price change or item being out of stock we will need to re-contact you to obtain your card details

To use this service, you must first register with the bank or other organisation that issued your card. Once you've registered and created your own private password with your card issuer, you'll be prompted automatically at checkout to provide this password each time you make a purchase.

Please note: Your Verified by Visa or Mastercard SecureCode™ password is not your Gourmet Wales account password. Gourmet Wales do not have access to your Verified by Visa or Mastercard SecureCode™ password.

We regret that we cannot accept cheques or cash as payment online.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of data when communicating with Gourmet Wales via email. Accordingly please do not send us payment information using email. For details of the security measures we employ please read our Privacy Statement. We will not be liable to you for any losses caused as a result of unauthorised access to the personal and transactional information you provide us with when placing an order. .

Cancellations

If you wish to cancel your order, please contact our Customer Service Department. As we try to process orders immediately it may not always be possible to prevent an order from being dispatched. If your order has already been dispatched you may return the items to us in accordance with our Returns Policy (below). customerservice@gourmetwales.co.uk

As soon as we receive notice of your cancellation of an item we will refund the relevant part of the purchase price for that item together with the item's normal postage charge We cannot refund any priority, express or courier component of the postage charge. This only applies if the order is cancelled prior to dispatch.

 Delivery: Timing

Deliveries made Monday - Friday. Where possible all orders placed between Monday - Thursday will be delivered within 3 - 5 working days between 9am - 5.30pm.

Delivery: Standard Delivery

Standard deliveries to UK addresses are made within 3-5 working days.

We make every effort to dispatch items on time. If we are unable to deliver the items within your chosen arrival period, we will aim to contact you to discuss your options and dispatch as soon as possible. If the items are not delivered within the time period we specify in the Confirmation Email, please contact our customerservice@gourmetwales.co.uk  quoting the order reference contained in your Order Confirmation Email.

Delivery occurs when the items are delivered to the delivery address you specified when placing your order. At this point, responsibility for loss, breakage and damage passes to you. Should you specify at point of order that goods are left with a neighbour, this is done so at your own risk. All goods must be signed for upon delivery.

Despatch times may vary according to availability and any guarantees or representations made as to delivery times are limited to mainland UK and subject to any delays resulting from postal delays or force majeure for which we will not be responsible.

Hampers, Wine gifts and other items may be delivered separately.

Returns: Items damaged in transit

If you take delivery of a package from us and the contents have been damaged in transit, we will exchange the damaged items without charge to you provided you return the damaged item(s) to us within 30 days of taking delivery.

Returns: Defective items

You have the right to return a faulty item within 28 days along with proof of purchase.

Returns: Incorrect Items

If we have sent you an incorrect item, please notify our customerservic@gourmetwales.co.uk as soon as possible or within 28 days and return the incorrect item to us and specify the correct details in writing. If you would like us to replace the incorrect item with the item you ordered we will send you the correct item as soon as possible or alternatively we will refund the item once it has been returned. We will not charge you for the incorrect item and we must have the incorrect item returned before investigating.

Returns: Costs

  • Please return any incorrect item to our Freepost address, we will replace or refund you for the incorrect item upon receiving the returned goods.
  • Until you return items to us you are responsible for their safe keeping and taking reasonable care of them. We do not accept liability for returned packages damaged during transit back to us. It is your responsibility to wrap products adequately to prevent damage.

Losses

We will be responsible for any losses you suffer as a direct result of us breaching these On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions if those losses were reasonably foreseeable to both you and us at the time the contract for the sale of items by us to you was formed (i.e. at the point we send the Despatch Confirmation E-mail to you). We will not be responsible to you or any third party for any business loss (including loss of revenue, profits, contracts, anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, data or goodwill) or any other loss or damage which does not result directly from our actions or the actions of our sub-contractors or agents, is consequential or was not reasonably foreseeable to both you and us when the contract between us was formed.

Our liability to you under these On-Line Shopping Terms and Conditions will not exceed the total price charged for the items purchased. Nothing in these On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions excludes our liability to you for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.

Events beyond our reasonable control

We will not be responsible to you for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause beyond our reasonable control.

Alterations to this Website and Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right at any time to make changes to this Website, these On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and such other policies as we may notify you of. You will be subject to the policies and terms and conditions in force at the time you use the Website or order items from the Website. Changes which we are required to make by law could apply to orders which you have already made. If any of the terms and conditions forming the contract between us are deemed invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason, it will be deemed severable and not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.

Waiver

If you breach these On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions and we take no action we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in other situations where you are in breach.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These On-line Shopping Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts, as do we.

Customer Support

Please contact us for pre-Sales assistance and after-sales support:

Tel: Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm (GMT); 01570 470785
Email: customerservice@gourmetwales.co.uk  Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm (GMT)

Registered Office :

Rare Hospitality Ltd
Llansantffraed Court Hotel
Old Raglan Rd
Clytha
Llanvihangel Gobion
NP7 9BA
Registered in Wales
Registered No. 6464755

 

 

Delivery (UK Mainland Only)

Standard delivery - £9.00

FREE delivery on orders over £70.00

 

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