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Terms and Conditions

Our site has two sets of Terms and Conditions – for general use of the site and for purchasing from our online shop.

General Use

  1. Acceptance Of Terms
    1. Your access to and use of Scottish Woman Magazine (“the Website”) is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.
  2. Advice
    1. The contents of the Website do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision.
  3. Changes to Website
    1. Scottish Woman Magazine reserves the right to:
      1. change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that Scottish Woman Magazine shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal; and
      2. change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.
  4. Links to Third Party Websites
    1. The Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
  5. Copyright
    1. All copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to Scottish Woman Magazine or otherwise used by Scottish Woman Magazine as permitted by law.
    2. In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial home use only.
  6. Disclaimers and Limitation Of Liability
    1. The Website is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
    2. To the extent permitted by law, Scottsh Woman Magazine will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.
    3. Scottish Woman Magazine makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
    4. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of Scottish Woman Magazine for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of Scottish Woman Magazine or that of its employees or agents.
  7. Privacy and Cookies
    1. Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these terms and conditions. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on the link above.
    2. The Website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are created by a web server and stored on your computer when you visit a website. The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:
      1. To allow users to place an order on our online shop;
      2. To allow users to remember login details for their online shop account;
      3. For visitor tracking and statistic gathering via Google Analytics
    3. Further details of cookies are included in our Privacy Policy. By accepting these terms and conditions, you are giving consent to Scottish Woman Magazine to place cookies on your computer. Please read the information contained in the Privacy Policy prior to acceptance.
    4. If you wish to opt-out of our placing cookies on your computer, please adjust your internet browser’s settings to restrict cookies as detailed in your internet browser’s help menu. You may also wish to delete cookies which have already been placed. For instructions on how to do this, please consult your internet browser’s help menu.
  8. Indemnity
    1. You agree to indemnify and hold Scottish Woman Magazine and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against Scottish Woman Magazine arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.
  9. Severance
    1. If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
  10. Governing Law
    1. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Scotland and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

Online Purchasing

  1. Definitions
    1. “Buyer” means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Goods from the Seller;
    2. “Consumer” shall have the meaning ascribed in section 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015;
    3. “Contract” means the contract between the Seller and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of Goods incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
    4. “Goods” means the articles (including any digital content) that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Seller;
    5. “Seller” means Scottish Woman Magazin of 4 Beechwood Park Livingston EH54 8SN that owns and operates www.scottishwomanmagazine.com;
    6. “Terms and Conditions” means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Seller;
    7. “Website” means www.scottishwomanmagazine.com.
  2. Conditions
    1. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a Consumer.
    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.
    3. Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
    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.
    5. Any complaints should be addressed to the Seller’s address stated in clause 1.5.
  3. Ordering
    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.
    2. Where the Goods ordered by the Buyer are not available from stock the Buyer shall be notified and given the option to either wait until the Goods are available from stock or cancel the order and receive a full refund within 14 days.
    3. When making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to take to complete the order process are described in the online shop.
  4. Price and Payment
    1. The price of the Goods shall be that stipulated on the Website.
    2. The total purchase price, delivery and other charges, if any, will be displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.
    3. After the order is received the Seller shall confirm by email the details, description and price for the Goods together with information on the right to cancel if the Buyer is a Consumer.
    4. Payment of the price and delivery charges must be made in full before dispatch of the Goods.
  5. Rights Of Seller
    1. The Seller reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of time.  The Seller shall make every effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an order.
    2. The Seller reserves the right to withdraw any Goods from the Website at any time.
    3. The Seller shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing any Goods from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
  6. Age Of Consent
    1. Where Goods may only be purchased by persons of a certain age the Buyer will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are of the appropriate legal age to purchase the Goods.
    2. If the Seller discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain Goods, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the order immediately, without notice.
  7. Delivery
    1. Goods supplied within the UK will normally be delivered within 4 working days of acceptance of order but in any event, within 30 days after the Contract is entered into.
    2. Goods supplied outside the UK will normally be delivered within 15 working days of acceptance of order but in any event, within 30 days after the Contract is entered into.
    3. 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 full refund.
    4. Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the delivery address specified in the order and the Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery. The Seller is under a legal obligation to supply Goods in conformity with the Contract.
    5. Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer when they are in the physical possession of the Buyer.
    6. Title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until payment of the price has been made in full.
  8. Cancellation
    1. The Buyer, if a Consumer, has the right to cancel the Contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The conditions, time limits and procedures for exercising the Buyer’s right to cancel are laid out in the Schedule to these Terms and Conditions together with a cancellation form, in accordance with The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.
  9. Remedy For Breach
    1. All Goods (including digital content) supplied by the Seller must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. If the Goods are faulty, the Buyer is entitled to a repair or a replacement. If the fault cannot be fixed within a reasonable time, or without causing the Buyer significant inconvenience, the Buyer is entitled to a full or partial refund.
  10. Limitation Of Liability
    1. The Seller shall not be responsible for:
      1. losses that were not caused by any breach on the part of the Seller; or
      2. any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure); or
      3. any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both the Buyer and the Seller.
    2. The Seller shall not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations under these Terms and Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond its reasonable control. This condition does not affect the Buyer’s legal right to have Goods sent within a reasonable time or to receive a refund if Goods ordered cannot be supplied within a reasonable time owing to a cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control.
    3. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes the Seller’s responsibility for fraudulent representations made by it or for death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence or wilful misconduct.
  11. Waiver
    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
    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, failure of any communications, telecommunications or computer system, 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
    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
    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. Governing Law And Jurisdiction
    1. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Scotland and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

Schedule

Right to Cancel

  1. You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
  2. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day:
    1. of the conclusion of the contract, in the case of a service contract or a contract for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium;
    2. on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the goods, in the case of a sales contract;
    3. on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good, in the case of a contract relating to multiple goods ordered by the consumer in one order and delivered separately;
    4. on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last lot or piece, in the case of a contract relating to delivery of a good consisting of multiple lots or pieces;
    5. on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the first good, in the case of a contract for regular delivery of goods during a defined period of time.
  3. To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us at shop@scottishwomanmagazine.com of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory.
    1. If you electronically fill in and submit the model cancellation form or any other clear statement on our website we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
    2. 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

  1. If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received 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).
  2. We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
  3. We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than:
    1. 14 days after the day we receive back from you any goods supplied, or
    2. (if earlier) 14 days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the goods, or
    3. if there were no goods supplied, 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel this contract.
  4. 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.
  5. In the event of cancellation we may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back (where we have not offered to collect the goods) or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

Return of Goods

  1. You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us at Scotia House, 4 Beechwood Park, Livingston, EH54 8SN, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.

Cost of Returning Goods

  1. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods for al reasons except if they are faulty or not as advertised, in this instance Scottish Woman Magazine will reimburse the cost of returning the item.
  2. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Service Contracts Begun During Cancellation Period

  1. If you requested to begin the performance of services during the cancellation period, you shall pay us an amount which is in proportion to what has been performed until you have communicated to us your cancellation from this contract, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.