GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALEHome > General Terms and Conditions of SaleGeneral terms and conditions
1. IntroductionThe general terms and conditions of sale detailed below only govern the contractual relationship between the User (hereafter referred to as You) and the trader Pixmania (hereafter referred to as We) belonging to the company Pixmania S.A.S. with a capital of 19,033,875 Euros, whose headquarters is situated at 183 Rue du Chevaleret - 75013 Paris and registered on the register of companies and commerce in Paris under the number B 352 236 244 ;EU VAT number GB 804 9543 23. Both parties accept these conditions unreservedly. These general conditions of sale are the only conditions that are applicable and replace all other conditions, except in the case of express, written prior dispensation. We maintain that, by confirming your order, you unreservedly accept our general conditions of sale, having read them. These Terms and Conditions of Sale are important to you and Pixmania as they have been designed to protect your rights as a valued customer and to protect our rights as a business and to create an understanding between us. 2. OrderingThere are 2 different ways of placing an order: The ordering process consists of four (4) easy steps. Once you have chosen the products you would like to buy and have confirmed your basket, you must: - log in; - choose your delivery method; 3. Product informationPixmania takes great care when putting information on-line with respect to the essential characteristics of our products, notably with respect to the technical descriptions emanating from our partners and suppliers and the photographs illustrating the products; this however, within the technical limits that exist and with respect for the best standards on the market.All the accessories contained in the bundles sold by Pixmania.com are compatible brand accessories and not manufacturer’s brands. Please note that some products' instruction manuals do not come in English. If the instruction manual does not come in English, this information will be clearly featured in the technical information sheet of the specific product. Please note that in the case where you buy a product which does not have an English instruction manual you will be able to download the English manual by clicking on a link in the “order tracking” section of the Pixmania website. Some products come with 2-pin plugs, adapters from European to UK plugs are supplied free of charge with your order.Please note, that items can be delivered with French manuals & software. Both can be downloaded for free via your Pix & I. 4. PricesThe prices indicated on the Site are in Pounds Sterling and in Euros and include all taxes but do not include delivery.The chosen possible delivery costs are indicated for the User during the product selection and are invoiced at the end of the order in addition to the price of the products. We reserve the right to modify our prices at any moment but will apply the current rates as indicated to you on the site at the time the order was placed. We would like to inform you that if an obviously incorrect price appears on our website (a price that is clearly too low, for example), and for whatever reason (IT bug, human error, technical error etc.), your order will be cancelled, even if it has been initially validated. 5. AvailabilityPlease note that we will honour your order while stock is available.If a product becomes unavailable after your order has been confirmed, we will refund the price you paid for the product within 30 days following the date of payment. If there are certain products that are temporarily unavailable, we will send the available products and will refund the shipping fees for the rest of the order.If available, we will offer you a replacement for an unavailable product, a product of equal price and quality.If you choose to refuse this offer, we will reimburse the unavailable product. If you wish to return it to us in the conditions outlined in article 9 (right of retraction – satisfied or reimbursed), the return postage will be covered by us. 6. Delivery methodsThe products bought on the Site will be delivered to mainland UK. In the event where you want your goods delivered to another country where Pixmania is present, you must purchase your order through the site that corresponds to your country (for example: for Spain, go to Pixmania Spain; for France, Pixmania France). It is the country where delivery will take place that determines the country of purchase. Your order will be delivered to the address you indicated when you placed your order. Please note that we do not deliver to the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark). Pixmania does not deliver to PO Box addresses. Pixmania offers several methods of delivery. For further details, please refer to our Delivery page. Lost parcels: Pixmania does everything in its power to respect the delivery times indicated on the website. We cannot, however, be held responsible for the consequences of a late delivery or the loss of a package caused by a third-party contracted to make delivery, or by you, or because of some unforeseen event or an Act of God. In the event where you do not receive your package in the indicated time frame, an investigation will be conducted with the carrier and may take several days upon receipt of your claim (ex.7 days with BPost International / UPS Standard, 7 days with UPS). During this period, no reimbursement or re-delivery will take place. Kitchen and Home Appliances and TVs with a delivery fee of 29.99£: 7.Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) aims to minimise the impact of electrical and electronic goods on the environment, by increasing re-use and recycling and reducing the amount of WEEE going to landfill. When you purchase from us we will recycle and dispose of your old electrical appliance for free. If you want us to do this simply take your old product in to a Currys store. You can find the store closest to your home by clicking on this link. 8. Tax-free shoppingPlease note that VAT is non-refundable. 9. Secure paymentPixmania has chosen to guarantee payment security with WorldPay by encrypting the connection when transmitting information on the network. Pixmania offers 5 methods of payment depending on the product purchased: Credit card (Debit card, Visa, Visa Electron, American Express, Maestro or MasterCard), gift certificates, bank transfer, PayPal and Pix Piggy credit. When you pay by credit card, your account will be debited 4 days after the day of your order , on the condition that we have received pre-authorisation for your payement. If sufficient funds are not available, your order will not be taken into account. For payments made on-line by credit card, the "Secure Socket Layer" (SSL) is used, which allows your banking information to be encrypted when on the network.For security reasons, all orders paid by bank card are verified by PIXMANIA. Complementary information may be requested, or demanded, in order to validate your purchase. By consequence, and in trying to avoid any delay, when you place your order please enter the following:-a professional or paid-for e-mail address-a land line telephone number (work or home) where you can be reached at any time of the day Furthermore, for any order above the amount established by PIXMANIA, a piece of ID as well as proof of address will be requested and should be sent via fax, Post, or e-mail. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause; however, these measures are taken to protect our clients from possible fraud associated with bank cards. Bank transfer payment: Your payment will be processed when your bank transfer is received. Once your payment is received we will dispatch your goods. The processing of off-line payments may take several days. 10. Right of Retraction - Satisfied or your money backPixmania allows you 15 days to return a product that you are not satisfied with. Your right of retraction starts from the moment your order is delivered. You can return the product within this time frame, at your own expense, with your invoice and a completed and signed returns coupon. We request that you send us the merchandise by registered post and that you purchase insurance with the carrier for the value of the merchandise. This is necessary should they lose or damage the goods. Shipping fees remain the customer’s responsibility. The present right of return only applies to products that are returned in their original, complete working condition (packaging, accessories, user guide etc.). Any product that has been damaged, is not in its original packaging, has packaging that has been worn beyond simply opening the product, will not be refunded. Please note that the right of retraction does not apply to unsealed CDs, DVDs, and computer software. All data stored on a digital support (memory card, hard drive etc.) and sent back to Pixmania by the User will not be kept. The deadlines mentioned above are effective the date of reception of the order. You can fill in your returns coupon in your Pix & I.
If tests need to be carried out on the product, in the framework of the right of retraction, Pixmania will do its best to reimburse the User as quickly as possible. This time period will depend on the nature of the technical tests performed by the After-Sales Service of your product’s manufacturer, for a maximum period of 21 working days. - If the product is returned between the 8th and 15th day after purchase: you will be refunded in the form of gift vouchers. Cooling-off period applicable to clothing and footwear: If you are unsatisfied with the garment or footwear you have purchased, Pixmania gives you 30 days following the delivery date to return your product. You have 30 days to request a refund or an exchange if you are unsatisfied with your purchase. In the event of a refund, the price you paid for your item will be reimbursed by Pixmania within 30 days: You may exercise your right of withdrawal without penalty. Any shipping charges incurred when returning a product are the customer’s responsibility. Returning Love Shop products during the cooling-off period
Cooling-off period applicable to jewellery Only Kitchen and Home Appliances and TVs with a delivery fee of 29.99£. Your product must be complete and in ‘as new’ condition (i.e. if you have opened the box to examine the product you must have done so without damaging or marking the product or packaging). It must not have been used or installed. It should be returned with the original box, packing and accessories you received with it. By following the steps above you will receive a full refund for the price of the product. However, you must pay the following charges if the goods are collected from you:
If you return two or more product types together, only the higher charge will apply. The collection charge will be debited from your account at the same time as your purchase is refunded and will be shown separately on your receipt.
11. ReturnsAll products except Kitchen and Home Appliances and TVs with a delivery fee of 29.99£: For any returned package, please go to your PIX&I space and follow the return instructions. Please note that the workshop may need to delete data stored on your device’s memory card or hard drive in order to repair it. We therefore advise you to back up important files before sending your product to our After-Sales service for repair. Pixmania shall not be held responsible for any data loss resulting from repairs. 12. Product warrantiesSeveral types of warranties are available for the products sold on our website. All products sold on the Pixmania website, whether they are new or used, come with a legal guarantee concerning product conformity, as outlined in the following legal clauses. The aforementioned guarantee may be used in conjunction with extended warranties. Pursuant to the legal guarantee concerning product conformity, Pixmania commits to delivering your order in accordance with the provisions of the concluded sales agreement. Pixmania will also take responsibility for any latent defects noticed upon delivery. To comply with the terms of the contract, products must: In the case of a lack of conformity, you shall be entitled to have the goods brought into conformity free of charge by repair or replacement. The legal guarantee concerning product conformity covers all latent defects discovered within 2 years from the date your product was delivered. Whatever the problem with your product, we recommend you return it with the supplied warranty card and a returns coupon. The returns coupon may be printed from your “Pix & Me” account. The legal guarantee concerning product conformity does not apply in some cases: Manufacturers’ warranties for defective products: In addition to legal guarantees, some products sold on the website come with a manufacturer’s warranty. Manufacturers’ warranties vary in terms of length and coverage depending on the product and brand. Manufacturers’ warranties do not cover: Please read the user manual supplied with your product(s) carefully for the exact terms and conditions of the manufacturer’s warranty. Should the manufacturer not honour the terms of the warranty for any of the aforementioned reasons, Pixmania will not be held responsible. In cases where the manufacturer’s warranty is not applicable, the manufacturer will provide the customer with an estimate repair fee. If you would like your product(s) to be returned to you by the manufacturer without any repairs being carried out, administration charges may apply. Should you choose to abandon your product altogether, no additional charges will apply. You have 3 months to accept or reject the quote and pay the amount due. If we do not hear from you within this time, we will assume that you have rejected the quote and abandoned your product. No compensation will be issued. Our after-sales service will only attempt to send products to customers twice. If we are unable to deliver your parcel on both occasions, (i.e. parcel refused, delivery impossible, etc.) your product will be returned to PIXMANIA’s logistics centre, where you’ll be able to collect it within 3 months. After this time, we will assume that you have abandoned your product, and PIXMANIA will reserve the right to destroy your item. No compensation will be issued. Faulty goods Only Kitchen and Home Appliances and TVs with a delivery fee of 29.99£. If there is a fault with your product within 12 months of delivery (or other defects with your order), we will normally offer a prompt repair, exchange. You will always have the option of an exchange or refund if the fault occurs within 28 days of delivery. In all cases we reserve the right to inspect the product and verify the fault.All MDA (Washers, Dryers, Cookers, Freezers) faults / service requirements - please contact the Currys White Goods Helpline on 0844 561 6263 (option 4) Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-5:30pm TV (24" & over) faults / service requirements - contact the Tech Guys on 0844 800 6020 Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm, Sat 9am - 6pm, Sun 9am - 5:30pm To qualify for a refund or exchange, the product must be:- In “as new” condition, and- Complete, with any accessories and free gifts offered with it (and, if possible, the original box and packaging). This warranty does not cover faults caused by accident, neglect, misuse or normal wear and tear. Any refund due to a fault or other defect will include a refund of the applicable delivery charge. We will also pay for our costs of collecting goods for replacement or refund. Replacement goods are sent by standard delivery only. 13. ResponsibilityPixmania will not be held liable for poor use and its consequences on the products purchased from our Site. Although our products have performance that is compatible with professional usage, Pixmania does not sell products for professional. 14. Pixmania ServiceIndependently to the legal guarantees stipulated in the previous article (article 12: Guarantees and after-sales service), Pixmania gives you the opportunity to register for the following services: 14.1 The Zen Engagement You may only register for the Zen Engagement when you purchase a new producton www.pixmania.com. Products covered by the Zen Engagement can be easily identified on the site www.pixmania.com. WHAT IS THE ZEN ENGAGEMENT? Advantages of the Zen Engagement: 1. If you find your product for less on another website within 7 days of purchase, Pixmania will refund you the difference. 2. If your product develops a fault within 12 months of purchase, Pixmania will refund the total amount you paid to your Pix Piggy Bank. 3. Up to 25% off on a selection of essential accessories for your product. 4. You can trade in your old product. Pixmania will give you a voucher so you can buy something new. 5. Expert advice to help use your product 6. The VIPix card for half price if you purchase it at the same time as the Zen Engagement. APPLICATION CONDITIONS 1. Price matching: Price matching only applies in the following ranges: CAMERAS, CAMCORDERS, SOUND & VISION, COMPUTING, TELEPHONY and VIDEO GAMES (accessories and consumables not included). If you find the same product (same brand, same model and same version or edition immediately available) for less on another UK website within 7 days of purchasing it on www.pixmania.com, Pixmania will refund you the difference. The product must be identical, new and cheaper. The product must include the same accessories and equivalent warranty and the price must be lower exclude shipping fees. The price of the product is the price displayed (including V.A.T.) excluding discounts such as promotional codes, gift vouchers and any other special offers such as stock clearance or sales. This offer is limited to one refund per household for each product purchase on www.pixmania.com. Products from websites based on bidding systems or classified ads placed by individuals and/or products delivered outside of the UK are not included. To request a refund, simply send us a copy of your invoice, a printout of the page on the website with the same, cheaper product as you purchased on www.pixmania.com (printouts of price comparison websites will not be accepted) and your bank details (bank name, account holder name, SWIFT and IBAN). Once your details have been confirmed and the retraction deadline has been exceeded, we will refund you the difference between the product you purchased on www.pixmania.com and the price you found on another site in the UK according to the above conditions, by bank transfer. 2. Refund if your product develops a fault in the first year: This service is valid for a year on all faults that are not covered by legal conformity guarantees concerning latent defects. Only one refund can be issued. If your product develops a fault following the date of purchase, you have 12 months to request a refund to your Pix Piggy Bank on the site www.pixmania.com. You can use the refunded amount to purchase another item in our website. The product must be returned to Pixmania in its full, original packaging (with user guide, cables and CD-ROM, etc.), so technical tests can be carried out within 15 days to identify the cause of the fault. If, after testing, the fault is identified as not being covered by the warranty (because it shows signs of shock, oxidation, wrong use, etc.), no refund will be issued. An invoice will be issued by the manufacturer; if you refuse the invoice, you will be requested to pay administration fees. If you agree to the invoice, you will need to send the required amount to Pixmania by bank transfer. In the event where your refund request is accepted by our service, the total amount you paid for your order will be credited to your Pix Piggy Bank within a few days. The amount credited will be equal to the value of your product excluding shipping fees. You can use the credit to purchase any of the products from Pixmania’s catalogue and may be used on several orders. If the value of the replacement order exceeds the amount credited to your Pix Piggy Bank, you may make up the difference using your preferred payment method. To return your product or request a refund, you must contact Pixmania’s After-Sales service from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. - on 0844 369 0372 (calls charged at a local rate when using a landline phone - From Monday to Friday between 9a.m. and 5p.m.) - or by e-mail through the “contact us” section available on the homepage of www.pixmania.com. Our customer service team will give you all the information you need to return your product. 3. Up to 25% off on a selection of accessories: During the 12 months following the date of purchase, you can take advantage of discount prices on selected accessories for your product. Simply go to your Pix&I space in the Zen Engagement section to view and purchase accessories at discount prices. Click on a product covered by the Zen Engagement to see recommended accessories at discount prices. 4. You can trade in your old product: You may not trade in products in the following ranges: accessories, components, spare parts and consumables. If you purchased a product covered by the Zen Engagement, we can take it back and issue a refund in the form of a credit note. You can request for your product to be traded in by using the form available in the Pix&I section. Once we have received and checked your request, we will send you an e-mail, authorising you to return your product. You must then send us your product at your own expense, with all its original accessories. Pixmania’s customer services team will carry out a technical inspection to see whether your product is in good condition. A product that is scratched or shows signs of damage or shock will not be traded in and will be returned by Pixmania to the customer at Pixmania's expense (return costs from the customer to Pixmania remain at the client's expense). Following technical testing, we will credit your Pix Piggy Bank with the amount you paid for your order less a certain percentage, so you can purchase a new item. This percentage is applied in accordance with the table below depending on the type and length of use of the product.
5. Do you have a question? We have the answer. If you require further information, simply go to the Zen Engagement section in your Pix&I space and select a product covered by the Zen Engagement. Fill in the appropriate questionnaire. We will do our best to answer your questions within 48 hours. 6. The VIPIX card for half price if you purchase it at the same time as the Zen Engagement. To get the VIPix card for half price, you must purchase it at the same time as the Zen Engagement. 7. Price. The cost of this service is stated during the ordering process, and depends on the type and price of your product. 14.2 Service for used products PIXMANIA provides a repair service where we cover the repair costs for the used products (excluding consumables, DVDs, software and books) in the event of a fault, whatever the cause (except in the cases outlined in article 12.2 of our terms and conditions), detected within the 12 months following the date of purchase on Pixmania.com. This service is valid for a period of one year for faults not covered by legal warranties concerning latent defects and product conformity. 15. Commentary, criticism, communicationAny opinions left by Pixmania Users are screened and moderated by the marketing team.If the comments infringe on the law or are inappropriate (abusive publicity, defamation, insults, out of context commentary…), Pixmania reserves the right to refuse or modify it. 16. Protection of personal dataSince the details you give us are essential for the processing and delivery of orders, for billing and for the establishment of warranty contracts, failure to provide these details will result in the cancellation of your order. You have the permanent right to access and rectify all the information that concerns you, in accordance with European texts and national laws in place (article 34 of the law of 6 January 1978). You can at any time make a request to Pixmania to find out what personal information they have concerning you. You may at any time, and by request, modify this information. If you accepted to receive our promotional e-mails when you registered on the Site, offers including new items, clearance, exclusivities, good deals etc. will be sent to you. You may at any time request not to receive any further e-mails from us by clicking here or on the link created for this purpose and inserted at the bottom of each page of our or our partners’ emails. 17. Intellectual ownership
18. Extended warranties Extended warranties available for products can be easily identified on the site www.pixmania.com. Pixmania offers two different extended warranties: • 3-year commercial extended warranties prolong the validity period of the manufacturer’s warranty by one or two years, meaning your product is under warranty for 3 years as opposed to 1 or 2 years as with the manufacturer’s warranty. • 5-year extended warranties prolong the validity period of the manufacturer’s warranty by 2, 3 or 4 years, meaning your product is under warranty for 5 years as opposed to 1, 2 or 3 years as with the manufacturer’s warranty. The price of extended warranties depends on the type of product and its value. If your product develops a fault, extended warranties will cover the costs of labour, parts and shipping fees incurred for repair. In cases where the product cannot be repaired, Pixmania will offer an exchange with an equivalent product or refund the amount you paid to your Pix Piggy Bank. The validity of extended warranties ends as soon as a refund is issued. The following cases are not covered by extended warranties: - deterioration resulting from modification or adjustments (other than those required for the product to operate) made to the product without the written authorisation of the manufacturer; - fees related to periodical maintenance, repair and replacement of parts following ordinary wear and tear; - broken and damaged accessories; - deterioration resulting from incorrect use, including: a) inappropriate use of the product or non respect of the manufacturer’s instructions on how to use and maintain the product; b) improper or wrong installation of software. - damages originating from repairs carried out by non certified technicians or by users themselves; - damages caused by accidents, lightning, floods, insufficient air flow or any other reason for which the manufacturer is not responsible; - damages resulting from faults in the system where the product has been incorporated. Extended warranties are not valid if the model or the serial number of the product has been modified. |
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