This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms and conditions on which we supply any of the products (Products) listed on our website hydrostyleuk.co.uk (our site) to you.
Please read these terms and conditions carefully before ordering any Products from our site. You should understand that by ordering any of our Products, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. You should print a copy of these terms and conditions for future reference.
Please tick the box marked “I have read and agree to the website terms and conditions” at the end of ordering process if you accept them. Please understand that if you refuse to accept these terms and conditions, you will not be able to order any Products from our site.
1. Information about us
hydrostyleuk.co.uk is a site operated by Hydro Style UK Supplies Limited (we). Our office is at 1 Magnolia Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9PB.
2. Service availability
Our site is intended for use by people around the world but we reserve the right to not accept orders from individual’s resident in countries not provided for by our shipping options.
3. Your status
By placing an order through our site, you warrant that:3.1 you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts;3.2 you are at least 18 years old;3.3 you are resident in the United Kingdom or other countries serviced by our shipping options; and3.4 you are accessing our site from a country serviced by our shipping options.
4. How the contract is formed between you and us
4.1 After completing the checkout process, you will receive an e-mail from us acknowledging that we have received your order. Please note that this does not mean that your order has been accepted. Your order constitutes an offer to us to buy a Product. All orders are subject to acceptance by us, and we will confirm such acceptance to you by sending you an e-mail that confirms that we have accepted your order (the Order Completed) The contract between us (Contract) will only be formed when we send you the Order Completed email.4.2 The Contract will relate only to those Products we have confirmed in the Order Completed email. We will not be obliged to supply any other Products which may have been part of your order until the acceptance of such Products has been confirmed in a separate Order Completed email.4.3 Any drawings, photographs, descriptions or advertising we issue, and any photographs, descriptions or illustrations contained on our site, are issued or published solely to provide you with an approximate idea of the Products they describe. They do not form part of the Contract between you and us or any other contract between you and use for the sale of the Products.
5. Consumer rights
5.1 If you are contracting as a consumer, you may cancel a Contract at any time within 14 days, beginning on the day after you received the Products. In this case, you will receive a full refund of the price paid for the Products in accordance with our refunds policy (set out in clause 9 below).5.2 To cancel a Contract, you must inform us in writing. You must also return the Product(s) to us immediately, in the same condition in which you received them, and at your own cost and risk. You have a legal obligation to take reasonable care of the Products while they are in your possession. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation.5.3 You will not have any right to cancel a Contract for the supply of any of the following Products:5.3.1 Opened activator cans that have no product fault.5.3.2 Consumable goods except where a fault has been discovered that could not have been identified without unsealing the Products.5.3.3 Opened hydrographics film as this effects the integrity of the film and can make it no longer suitable for resale. We supply our films in clear packaging so colours can be checked on receipt.5.4 Details of this statutory right, and an explanation of how to exercise it, are provided in the Order Completed email. This provision does not affect your statutory rights.5.5 If you would like further information about your legal rights, please contact your local Trading Standards Department or Citizen Advice Bureau.
6. Availability and delivery
6.1 Delivery of goods will be within the stated shipping option wherever possible. For economy shipping this time is 3-5 days. For 24-48 hour delivery this is an aim to hit 24-48 hours by the courier and this is not a guarantee. This delivery is subject to stock and related issues as well other factors outside our control. The time for delivery shall therefore not be of the essence.6.2 Delivery will be made to the address specified in your order and cannot be changed once despatched.6.3 Orders placed before the specified cut off time will be processed the same day and will be delivered in accordance with your delivery request wherever possible and providing further security checks are not required and all the Products are available.
6.4 If an order is sent and you are not present to receive it as per the couriers terms then we will not attempt to ship again until you have paid for further shipping.
6.5 Provided we kept our end of the agreement by getting the parcel to the courier in good time we cannot be held accountable for them not getting the parcel to you on time. This is totally out of our hands once the parcel is with the courier.
6.6 If you miss the delivery on any day and do not rearrange delivery as per the couriers instruction via posted ticket then you will only be refunded the price of your products and not the shipping charge should the parcel be returned to us. You have the option to pay for shipping again or we can process a refund on items only.
6.7 All film rolls will be made in continuous rolls where this is possible. In some instances this may not be possible due to low stock where more than one small roll must be used to make up the order total. We are under no obligation to provide a continuous roll where we are not able. It is the customers responsibility to inform us if a continuous roll is essential and we will then be able to advise whether this is possible given current stock conditions.
6.8 Aerosol delivery will be made by any 24-48 hour carrier that is available within the customer price paid for shipping which means that 24 hour shipping on these items will not always be possible and the service will fall back to 48 hour.
7. Risk and title
7.1 The Products will be at your risk from the time of delivery.7.2 Ownership of the Products will pass at the time of delivery.
8. Price and payment
8.1 The price of any Products will be as quoted on our site from time to time, except in cases of obvious error.8.2 These prices include VAT.8.3 Prices are liable to change at any time, but changes will not affect orders in respect of which we have already sent you an Order Completed email.8.4 Our site contains a large number of Products and it is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the Products listed on our site may be incorrectly priced. We will normally verify prices as part of our despatch procedures so that, where a Product’s correct price is less than our stated price, we will charge the lower amount when despatching the Product to you. If a Product’s correct price is higher than the price stated on our site, we will normally, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before dispatching the Product, or reject your order and notify you of such rejection.8.5 We are under no obligation to provide the Product to you at the incorrect (lower) price, even after we have sent you an Order Completed email, if the pricing error is obvious and unmistakable and could have reasonably been recognised by you as a mis-pricing.8.6 Payment for all Products must be by Paypal checkout. We shall not despatch any Products until we receive cleared funds. No payment shall be deemed to have been received until we have received cleared funds. Please be aware that we reserve the right to not ship to unconfirmed addresses.
9. Our returns & refunds policy
9.1 When you return a Product to us:9.1.1 because you have cancelled the Contract between us within the 14-day cooling-off period (see clause 5.1 above), we will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you have given notice of your cancellation. In this case, we will refund the price of the Product in full, including the cost of sending the item to you. However, you will be responsible for the cost of returning the item to us. We recommend that all items are returned via a recorded delivery method, as we will not be liable for any damage or loss whilst in transit;9.1.2 for any other reason (for instance, because you have notified us in accordance with clause 21 that you do not agree to any change in these terms and conditions or in any of our policies, or because you claim that the Product is defective), we will examine the returned Product and if you are entitled, we will notify you of your options to either repair, replace or refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process your elected repair, replacement or refund as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you confirm whether you opt for repair, replacement or refund for the defective Product. If you elect a refund of a Product returned by you because of a defect it will be refunded as per our refunds policy, including a refund of the part of the delivery charge which related to that defective Product for sending the item to you and the cost incurred by returning the defective Product to us. If you elect a repair or replacement of a defective Product we will not charge you for redelivery of the repaired or replaced Product.9.1.3 If you elect to return the defective Product to us using your own method of delivery, we will refund up to £4.00 of the costs incurred by you. This will only be refunded upon the receipt of proof of the carriage costs.9.2 Any Orders that are over 6 months old and the Product has been confirmed to be defective and a refund is due, the refund will be calculated based on the age of the Order and you will be refunded a proportionate amount of the original purchase price of the Product. This does not include the carriage cost of the original Order which will not be refunded.9.3 Refunds of any money received from you will be made using Paypal and paid back into the same account that was used to pay for the order.
10. Our liability
10.1 We warrant to you that any Product purchased from us through our site is of satisfactory quality and reasonably fit for all the purposes for which products of that kind are commonly supplied. This warranty does not apply to any defect in the Product arising from fair wear and tear, willful damage, accident, negligence by you or any third party, if you use the Product in a way that we do not recommend, your failure to follow instructions, or any alterations or repair you carry out without our prior written approval.10.2 Our liability for losses you suffer as a result of us breaching this agreement is strictly limited to the purchase price of the Product you purchased.10.3 This does not include or limit in any way our liability:10.3.1 for death or personal injury caused by our negligence;10.3.2 under section 2(3) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987;10.3.3 for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;10.3.4 for any deliberate breaches of these Terms by us that would entitle you to terminate the contract between us; or10.3.5 for any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or attempt to exclude, our liability.10.4 We are not responsible for any indirect or consequential losses which happen as a side effect of the main loss or damage and even if such losses result from a deliberate breach of this Contract by us that would entitle you to terminate the Contract between us, including but not limited to:10.4.1 loss of income or revenue;10.4.2 loss of business;10.4.3 loss of profits or contracts;10.4.4 loss of anticipated savings;10.4.5 loss of data;10.4.6 loss of data, or10.4.7 waste of management or office time however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this clause 10.4 shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property that fall within the terms of clause 10.1 or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of clauses 10.4.1 to 10.4.6 inclusive of this clause 10.4.
11. Data Protection
11.1 Except as expressly set out in these terms and conditions, all use of your personal information will be made in accordance with our privacy policy.11.2 For your security, when ordering from us we only use TLS 1.2 technology, to ensure you cannot inadvertently place an order through an unsecured connection.11.3 By registering any of your personal details with us, you are agreeing to allow us to contact you regarding any of our own products or services. We may pass your details to a third party unless otherwise indicated to by you.
12. Protecting your security
12.1 During security checks we may ask for additional information or documentation to help support the data you have supplied.
13. Import duty
13.1 If you order Products from our site for delivery outside the UK, they may be subject to export/import duties and taxes which are levied when the delivery reaches the specified destination. You will be responsible for payment of any such import duties and taxes. Please note that we have no control over these charges and cannot predict their amount. Please contact your local customs office for further information before placing your order.13.2 You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the country for which the Products are destined. We will not be liable for any breach by you of any such laws.
14. Written communications
Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using our site, you accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our website. For contractual purposes, you agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
15. Notices
All notices given by you to us must be given to Hydro Style UK Supplies Limited, 1 Magnolia Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR29PB We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us when placing an order, or in any of the ways specified in clause 14 above. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.
16. Transfer of rights and obligations
16.1 The contract between you and us is binding on you and us and on our respective successors and assigns.16.2 You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent.16.3 We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time during the term of the Contract.
17. Events outside our control
17.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).17.2 A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) the following:17.2.1 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action;17.2.2 civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war;17.2.3 fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster;17.2.4 impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport;17.2.5 impossibility of the use of public or private telecommunications networks;17.2.6 the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government.
17.3 Our performance under any Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.
18. Waiver
18.1 If we fail, at any time during the term of a Contract, to insist upon strict performance of any of your obligations under the Contract or any of these terms and conditions, or if we fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which we are entitled under the Contract, this shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations.18.2 A waiver by us of any default shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.18.3 No waiver by us of any of these terms and conditions shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing in accordance with clause 14 above.
19. Severability
If any of these terms and Conditions or any provisions of a Contract are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
20. Entire agreement
We intend to rely upon these terms and conditions and any document expressly referred to in them in relation to the subject matter of any Contract. While we accept responsibility for statements and representations made by our duly authorised agents, please make sure you ask for any variations from these terms and conditions to be confirmed in writing.
21. Our right to vary these terms and conditions
21.1 We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time to reflect changes in market conditions affecting our business, changes in technology, changes in payment methods, changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and changes in our system’s capabilities.21.2 You will be subject to the policies and terms and conditions in force at the time that you order products from us, unless any change to those policies or these terms and conditions is required to be made by law or governmental authority (in which case it will apply to orders previously placed by you), or if we notify you of the change to those policies or these terms and conditions before we send you the Order Confirmation (in which case we have the right to assume that you have accepted the change to the terms and conditions, unless you notify us to the contrary within seven working days of receipt by you of the Products).
22. Law and jurisdiction
Contracts for the purchase of Products through our site and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by English law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with such Contracts or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
