STORE POLICY
100DATEPOSTER
CUSTOMER CARE
Contacting Us by Email
We are happy to answer queries on products, orders and anything else about the online store at the below addresses:
Customer enquiries:
We endeavour to respond to all emails within 24 hours.
Contacting Us by Phone
If you'd like to speak to one of our friendly advisers, please contact us on +44 (0)
Our opening times are 9am to 6pm Monday-Saturday and 11am to 6pm Sunday. Outside of these hours, please send us an email and we'll get back to you swiftly.
Contacting Us by Webform
You can of course write to our team at any time using the contact form below:
We endeavour to respond to all Webfrom enquiries within 24 hours.
At HappilyEverAfter, our customers satisfaction is our number one priority.
We strive to ensure excellence in both our products and customer care. If you have any queries, comments or questions, please contact us using one of the three methods below.
PRIVACY & SAFETY
Privacy Policy.
​
This privacy policy sets out how HappilyEverAfter uses and protects any information that you give HEA when you use this website.
HEA is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
HEA may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 26/07/2022.
​
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
Name,
Contact information including email address,
Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests,
Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
What we do with the information we gather.
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at customerservice@
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to customerservice@
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
t&c
Please read all these terms and conditions.
As we can accept your order and make a legally enforceable agreement without further reference to you, you must read these
terms and conditions to make sure that they contain all that you want and nothing that you are not happy with.
​
Application.
1. These terms and conditions will apply to the purchase of the goods by you (the Customer or You). We are HEA.
with email address customerservice@ (the Supplier or We or Us).
2. These are the terms on which we sell all Goods to you. By ordering any of the Goods, you agree to be bound by these
Terms and Conditions.
Interpretation.
3. CONSUMER means an individual acting for the purposes which are wholly or mainly outside his or her trade, business, craft
or profession;
4. CONTRACT means the legally-binding agreement between you and us for the supply of the Goods;
5. DELIVERY LOCATION means the Supplier's premises or other location where the Goods are to be supplied, as set out in
the Order;
6. DURABLE MEDIUM means paper or email, or any other medium that allows information to be addressed personally to the
recipient, enables the recipient to store the information in a way accessible for future reference for a period that is
long enough for the purposes of the information, and allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored;
7. GOODS means the Goods advertised on the website that we supply to you of the number and description as set out in
the Order;
8. ORDER means the Customer's order for the Goods from the Supplier as submitted following the step by step process set
out on the website;
9. PRIVACY POLICY means the terms which set out how we will deal with confidential and personal information received
from you via the website;
10. WEBSITE means our website, www.co.uk on which the Goods are advertised.
Goods.
11. The description of the Goods is as set out on the website. Any description is for illustrative purposes only and there
may be small discrepancies in the size and colour of the Goods supplied.
12. In the case of any Goods made to your special requirements, it is your responsibility to ensure that any information or
specification you provide is accurate.
13. all Goods which appear on the website are subject to availability.
14. We can make changes to the Goods which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirement. We will
notify you of these changes.
Personal Information.
15. We retain and use all information strictly under the Privacy Policy.
16. We may contact you by using e-mail or other electronic communication methods and by pre-paid post and you expressly
agree to this.
​
Basis of Sale.
17. The description of the Goods in our website does not constitute a contractual offer to sell the Goods. When an Order
has been submitted on the website, we can reject it for any reason, although we will try to tell you the reason
without delay.
18. The order process is set out on the website. Each step allows you to check and amend any errors before submitting
the Order. It is your responsibility to check that you have used the ordering process correctly.
19. A contract will be formed for the sale of Goods ordered only when you receive and email from us confirming the Order
(Order Confirmation). You must ensure that the Order Confirmation is complete and accurate and inform us immediately of
any errors. We are not responsible for any inaccuracies in the Order placed by you. By placing an Order you agree to us
giving you Order Confirmation within a reasonable time after making the contract, but in any event not later that the
delivery of any Goods supplied under the Contract.
20. Any quotation is valid for a maximum period of 1 day from its date, unless we expressly withdraw it at an earlier time.
21. No variation of the Contract, whether about description of the Goods, Fees or otherwise, can be made after it has been entered
into unless the variation is agreed by the customer and the Supplier in writing.
22. We intend that these Terms and Conditions apply only to a Contract entered into by you as a Consumer. If this is not
the case, you must tell us, so that we can provide you with a different contract with terms which are more appropriate for
you and which might, in some respects, be better for you, EG by giving you rights as a business.
Price and Payment.
23. The price of the Goods and any additional delivery or other charges is that set out on the website at the date of the
Order or such other price as we may agree in writing.
24. Prices and charges include VAT at the rate applicable at the time of the Order.
25. You must pay by submitting your PayPal payment method with your Order and we can take payment immediately or otherwise
before delivery of the Goods.
Delivery.
26. We will deliver the Goods, to the Delivery Location by the time or within the agreed period or, failing any agreement,
without undue delay and, in any event, not more than 30 days after the day of which the Contract is entered into.
27. In any case, regardless of events beyond out control, if we do not deliver the Goods on time, you can (in addition
to any other remedies) treat the Contract at an end if:
a. We have refused to delivery the Goods, or if delivery on time is essential taking into account all the relevant
circumstances the time the contract was made, or you said to us before the Contract was made that delivery on
time was essential; or
b. After we have failed to deliver on time, you have specified a later period which is appropriate to the
circumstances and we have not delivered within this period.
28. If you treat the Contract at an end, we will (in addition to other remedies) promptly return all payments made
under the Contract.
29. If you were entitled to treat the Contract at an end, but do not do so, you are not prevented from cancelling the
order for any Goods or rejecting Goods that have been delivered and, if you do this, we will (in addition to other remedies)
without delay return all payments made under the Contract for any such cancelled or rejected Goods. If the Goods have been
delivered, you must return them to us immediately.
30. If any Goods form a commercial unit (a unit is a commercial unit if division of the unit would materially impair the
value of the Goods or the character of the unit) you cannot cancel or reject the Order for some of those Goods without also
cancelling or rejecting the Order for the rest of them.
31. We do not generally deliver to addresses outside of England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and
Channels Islands. If, however, we accept an order for delivery outside that area, you may need to pay import duties or other
taxes, as we will not pay them.
32. You agree we may deliver the Goods in instalments if we suffer a shortage of stock or other genuine and fair reason,
subject to the above provisions and provided you are not liable for extra charges.
33. If you or your nominee fail, through no fault of ours, to take delivery or the Goods at the Delivery Location , we
may charge the reasonable costs of storing and redelivering them.
34. The Goods will become your responsibility from the completion of delivery or Customer collection. You must, if
reasonably practicable, examine the Goods before accepting them.
​
Withdrawal and Cancellation.
35. You can withdraw the Order by telling us before the Contract is made, if you simply wish to change your mind and
without giving us reason, and without incurring any liability.
36. You can cancel the Contract except for any Goods which are made to your special requirements (the Returns Right) by
telling us no later than 14 calendar days from the day the Contract was entered into, if you simply wish to change your
mind and without giving us a reason, and without liability, except in that case, you must return to any of our business
premises the Goods in undamaged condition at your own expense. Then we must without delay refund you the price for those
Goods which have been paid for in advance, but we can retain any separate delivery charge. This does not affect your rights
when the reason for cancellation is any defective Goods. This Returns Right is different and separate from the
Cancellation Rights below.
37. This is a distance contract (as defined below) which has the cancellation rights set out below. These Cancellation Rights,
however, do not apply, to a contract for the following goods (with no others) in the following circumstances:
a. Foodstuffs, beverages or other goods intended for current consumption in the household and which are supplied
on frequent and regular rounds to your residence or workplace;
b. Good that are made to your specifications or are clearly personalised;
c. Goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly.
38. Also, the Cancellation Rights for a Contract cease to be available in the following circumstances:
a. In the case of any sales contract, if the goods become mixed inseparably (according to their nature) with other
items after delivery.
​
Right to Cancel.
39. Subject as stated in these Terms and Conditions, you can cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
40. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party, other than the
carrier indicated by you, acquires physical possession of the last of the Goods. In a contract for the supply of goods
over time (ie subscriptions), the right to cancel will be 14 days after the first delivery.
41. To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel this Contract by a clear statement setting
out your decision (eg a letter sent by post, fax or email).
42. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of
the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
​
Effects of Cancellation in the Cancellation Period.
43. Except as set out below, if you cancel this Contract, we will reimburse to you all the payments from you, including the
costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least
expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
Deduction for Goods supplied.
44. We may take a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any Goods supplied, if the loss is the result of
unnecessary handling by you (is handling the Goods beyond what is necessary to establish characteristics and functioning
of the Goods: eg it goes beyond the sort of handling that might be reasonably allowed in a shop). This is because you are
liable for that loss and, if that deduction is not made, you must pay us the amount of that loss.
​
Timing of Reimbursement.
45. If we have not offered to collect the Goods, we will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than:
a. 14 days after the day we receive back from you any Goods supplied, or
b. (If earlier) 14 days after the day you provide evidence that you have sent back the Goods.
46. If we have offered to collect the Goods or if no Goods were supplied, we will make the reimbursement without undue
delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel this Contract.
47. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you
have expressly agreed otherwise, in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.
Returning Goods.
48. If you have received Goods in connection with the Contract which you have cancelled, you must send back the Goods
without delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate to us your cancellation of
this Contract. The deadline is met if you send back the Goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You agree that
you will have to bear the cost of returning the goods.
​
Conformity and Guarantee.
49. We have a legal duty to supply the Goods in conformity with the Contract, and will not have conformed if it does not
meet the following obligation.
50. Upon delivery, the Goods will:
a. Be of satisfactory quality;
b. Be reasonably fit for any purpose for which you buy the Goods which, before the Contract is made, you made
known to us (unless you do not actually rely, or it is unreasonable for you to rely, on our skill and judgment)
and be fit for any purpose help out by us or set out in the Contract; and
c Conform to their description.
51. It is not a failure to conform if the failure has its origin in your materials.
52. We will immediately, or within a reasonable time, give you the benefit of the free guarantee. This guarantee will take
effect at the time the Goods are delivered, and will not reduce your legal rights.
53. We will provide the following after-sales service: The supplier will support the customer in correctly maintaining and
using their products.
​
Successors and our sub-contractors.
54. Either party can transfer the benefits of this Contract to someone else, and will remain liable to the other for its
obligations under the Contract. The Supplier will be liable for the acts of any sub-contractors who it chooses to help
perform its duties.
Circumstances beyond the control of either party.
55. In the event of any failure by a party because of something beyond its reasonable control:
a. The party will advise the other party as soon as reasonably practicable; and
b. The party's obligations will be suspended so far as is reasonable, provided that that party will act reasonably,
and the party will not be liable for any failure which it could not reasonably avoid, but this will not affect
the Customer's above rights relating to delivery and any right to cancel, below.
Excluding Liability.
56. The supplier does not exclude liability for: (i) any fraudulent act or omission; or (ii) for death or personal injury
caused by negligence or breach of the Supplier's other legal obligations. Subject to this, the Supplier is not liable for
(i) loss which was not reasonably foreseeable to both parties at the time when the Contract was made, or (ii) loss (eg loss
of profit) to the Customer's business, trade, craft or profession which would not be suffered by a Consumer - because the
Supplier believes the Customer is not buying the Goods wholly or mainly for its business, trade, craft or profession.
Governing law, jurisdiction and complaints.
57. The Contract (including any non-contractual matters) is governed by the law of England and Wales.
58. Disputes can be submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales or, where the Customer lives in
Scotland or Northern Ireland, in the courts of respectively Scotland or Northern Ireland.
59. We try to avoid any dispute, so we deal with complaints in the following way: If dispute occurs customers should
contact us to find a solution. We aim to respond with an appropriate solution within 3 working
Returns Policy
Returns policy for defective or damaged goods.
Our customer Service Team can be contacted at customerservice@
If you want to return an item, you must contact the Customer Service Team and request a Returns Number which you will need to write clearly on the outside of the package you send back to us.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
1. Damaged or defective goods
1.1. If you receive damaged or defective goods, or an item is missing from your parcel, you must inform the Customer Services Team via email within 48 hours of receipt. Unfortunately, claims made after 48 hours will not be accepted.
1.2. Please do not dispose of any goods before reporting the issue to our Customer Service Team, as we may require labelled batch numbers, photographic evidence of any damage or request that the item is returned to us.
1.3. The goods can either be returned via our drivers free of charge, this can be arranged by contacting +44(0) within 4 hours of receipt of the goods, or be returned to HEA Returns Department at:
​
Please note that if you contact us via phone outside of our working hours, your enquiry will be dealt with the next working day with the upmost urgency. Please ensure that you clearly write your Returns Number, provided by the Customer Services Team on the outer packaging.
1.4. Upon receipt of your item(s), we will test and inspect the product(s), if the item(s) are defective we can offer you a refund within the first 30 days of purchase or a replacement. If the product is no longer available, we will issue a refund including your postage fees or can offer an exchange for an alternative product of your choosing.
1.5. If the goods are deemed not to be defective or the damage has been caused by misuse or accidental damage, you will be liable for any costs incurred returning the goods to us.
1.6. We may ask further questions either prior to or during the returns process or give recommendations on the use of the product to cut down the need for unnecessary returns and help you get the best from a product, please assist our Customer Services Team with as much detail as possible regarding the defect.
1.7. You must return the goods to us with the original order number via recorded delivery and fully insured for the full value of the goods. This will help to protect you in case your items are lost in transit.
1.8. You have a duty to take reasonable care of any goods whilst they are in your possession.
2. Unwanted goods/products
If you decide that you have ordered goods in error, we will work with you to return your item(s).
2.1. The goods must be returned to the HEA Returns Department at your expense within 14 days of the purchase date. You must contact our Customer Services Returns Department and obtain a Returns Number from them which must be written clearly on the outer packaging.
2.2. You must also include the original order number. We will refund you the full cost of the goods excluding delivery costs, once we have received and inspected the goods, confirming they are in their original condition and packaging. We will NOT charge you a restocking fee.
2.3. We will refund you using the original purchase method. This includes items purchased in a deal or clearance sale. Please allow 2-3 working days for refund to appear on your account.
2.4. Goods must be returned unused and sealed in the original packaging.
2.5. We advise you send the goods to us with the original order number via recorded delivery and fully insured for the full value of the goods. This will help to protect you in case your items are lost in transit as HEA cannot be responsible for lost or damaged goods.
2.6. You have a duty to take reasonable care of any goods whilst in your possession.
3. Methods of Refunding payment
3.1. When returning an item, the method used to make your payment will dictate how a refund is processed.
3.1.1. Credit / Debit Card– Your refund will go back to the same card you purchased on.
3.1.2. PayPal – This will be debited into your PayPal account straight away.
3.1.3. Gift card or Online Credit – This credit will be added back onto your account and will be available to use against your next purchase.
3.1.4 Cash on delivery - You will receive a same day cash refund.
Please allow 3-5 working days for refund to appear on your account.
Our customer Service Team can be contacted at customerservice@
PAYMENT METHOD
- Credit / Debit Cards
- PAYPAL
- Offline Payments
​