Simply Brides
of Didcot, Oxfordshire
Wedding Studio
Exceptional service at sensible prices
Terms and Conditions
The contractual terms between Simply Brides (hereinafter referred to as the Seller) and those purchasing goods from the Seller are contained exclusively within these Conditions of sale. These Conditions and the Contract shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the Law of England.
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer" means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Goods from the Seller;
1.2 "Consumer" shall have the meaning ascribed in section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977;
1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Seller and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of Goods incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Goods" means the articles that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Seller;
1.5 "Seller" means Simply Brides of 12 East Street, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8EJ;
1.6 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Seller.
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer's statutory rights as a Consumer.
2.2 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other documentation or communication from the Buyer.
2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer's acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in writing by the Seller.
3 ORDERING
3.1 All orders for Goods shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are subject to acceptance by the Seller. The Seller may choose not to accept an order for any reason.
4 PRICE AND PAYMENT
4.1 The Price of the Goods shall be that stipulated in by Simply Brides . The Price is inclusive of VAT. The Price excludes delivery charges and are subject to change without prior notice.
4.2 The total purchase price, including VAT and delivery charges, if any, will be displayed in the invoice prior to confirming the order for showroom sales or in Google checkout for internet orders.
4.3 A 50% deposit must be paid prior to the ordering of any gowns from the Simply Brides showroom with the remaining balance due a innimum of 2 weeks before the gown is supplied to the buyer.
5 RIGHTS OF SELLER
5.1 The Seller reserves the right to adjust the price and specification of any item in the showroom at its discretion.
5.2 The Seller reserves the right to withdraw any goods from the collection at any time.
6 WARRANTY
The Seller warrants that the Goods will at the time of dispatch correspond to the description given by the Seller. Except where the Buyer is dealing as a Consumer, all other warranties, conditions, or terms relating to fitness for purpose, merchantability or condition of the Goods, whether implied by Statute, common law or otherwise are excluded, and the Buyer is satisfied as to the suitability of the Goods for the Buyer's purpose.
7 DELIVERY
7.1 Bridal gowns will normally be received in the showroom within 50 days after the buyer has had all measurements taken and the order placed. Adult bridesmaid dresses may take 80 days. Konad order are normally delivered within five days, but the buyer is advised to please allow fourteen days for delivery. All bespoke and handmade veils and tiaras may take 4 weeks and shoes may take 3 weeks.
7.2 Where a specific delivery date has been agreed, and where this delivery date cannot be met, the Buyer will be notified and given the opportunity to agree a new delivery date or receive a refund.
7.3 Orders via the Simply Brides website will be charged at a flat rate £2 delivery for all orders under £20 within mainland UK. All other standard delivery orders over £20 are free within mainland UK.
7.4 We will contact the buyer to arrange delivery on large orders.
7.5 Most orders are sent via Royal Mail.
7.6 Once orders have been collect from the showroom it is taken that the customer has accepted the items as acceptable therefore Simply Brides can not be held responsible for dresses thereafter.
8 CANCELLATION AND RETURN
8.1 The Buyer shall inspect the Goods when they are delivered to the Simply Brides showroom and shall notify the Seller by if the Goods are damaged or do not comply with any of the Contract. If the Buyer fails to do so the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods.
8.2 Where a claim of defect or damage is made, the Buyer shall be entitled to a full refund if the Goods are in fact defective.
8.3 Where Goods are found to be damaged due to the Buyer's fault the Buyer will be liable for the cost of remedying such damage.
8.4 A deposit is required for all dress orders placed at our bridal studio. Should you then wish to cancel this order, you must notify us within three days from placing the order and your deposit will be returned to you. Your deposit is non-refundable should you notify us after this period. Once your order has been approved and collected from our bridal studio, the option to return for a refund is revoked.
8.5 When purchases are made via the internet written notification of any returns must be made within 7 working days of receipt of goods.
8.6 All unopened / unused returns must reach us within 30 days of purchase and a restocking fee will be charged for returns.
8.7 Postage and packing for returned goods will be at the consumer’s expense.
8.8 Goods made to the consumer’s own specification are non-returnable.
8.9 Returns address:
Simply Brides of Didcot
12 East Street
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 8EJ
9 ALTERATIONS
9.1 Alterations to ensure that the buyers dress is a perfect fit to the original measurements’ are included in the purchase price. This will not include alterations to the original design of the dress once ordered, fluctuations in weight resulting in the dress needing more 2 inches alteration in any dimension, or any additional features as in a loop to hold up train.
9.2 Where measurements have been taken by someone other then Simply Brides we can not accept any responsibility for inaccuracies resulting in poor fitting dresses.
9.3 For dresses from suppliers who do not offer a made to measure service.
10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
10.1 Except as may be implied by law where the Buyer is dealing as a Consumer, in the event of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Seller the remedies of the Buyer shall be limited to damages which shall in no circumstances exceed the Price of the Goods and the Seller shall under no circumstances be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatever.
10.2 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit the liability of the Seller for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of the Seller or that of the Seller's agents or employees.
11 WAIVER
11.1 No waiver by the Seller (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its rights to do so in the future.
12 FORCE MAJEURE
12.1 The Seller shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire, breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or unavailability of raw materials from a natural source of supply, and the Seller shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
13 SEVERANCE
13.1 If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if these Terms and Conditions had been agreed with the invalid illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated.
14 CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
14.1 The Seller shall be entitled to alter these Terms and Conditions at any time but this right shall not affect the existing Terms and Conditions accepted by the Buyer upon making a purchase.
15 PRIVACY POLICY
15.1 Simply Brides of Didcot is committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Collected information will only be used, to process your orde and keep you up-dated to new products or services when necessary. You can opt out of marketing via e-mail or by writing to us at our postal address.
15.2 We do not disclose buyer’s information to third parties with the exception of details given to outside agencies to enable delivery of goods or services.
15.3 Only the following information will be collected and stored about you, Name, Address, Telephone contact number, and e-mail address.
15.3 Credit/debit card details will only be retained by Google Checkout to enable processing and payment for any orders made, once orders are processed these details will be securely disposed of by Google Checkout. Unless consent is given sensitive information about you will not be collected, or retained without your explicit consent.
15.4 All information held will be accurate and valid and retained only for the purposes previously stated, requests can be made to check the information that we hold about you by emailing us or writing to us at our postal address found on this site. Inaccuracies in any details found will be deleted or amended within a reasonable time period.
15.5 All information held by us will be retained in a secure environment in accordance with our internal security policy and the law. All cookies are used by this site, are only used to track current customer activity and the contents of your current shopping cart. Data collected by this site is used to take and fulfil customer orders, and to administer and enhance the site and our service.
16 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
15.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts
Simply Brides of Didcot
01235 815110
SimplyBrides@tiscali.co.uk
www.SimplyBrides.net
Registered number: 5921571