Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

Welcome to Boyds of Worcester. By using this website, you accept and agree to the ‘Online Shopping Terms and Conditions’, the ‘Privacy Statement’ and such other policies as we notify you of from time to time, which together constitute the entire agreement between us. Nothing in these ‘Online Shopping Terms and Conditions’ affects your statutory rights, either as a consumer or otherwise.

These Online Shopping Terms and Conditions apply to all orders which you, the customer, place using our website ‘www.boysdirect.co.uk’, which is operated by Boyds of Worcester LTD. Please read them carefully before placing your order and print a copy for future reference.

Your Account

You may register with us when purchasing items using this website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account username and password and for preventing unauthorised access to your account. You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password, so please take all necessary precautions to ensure that the username and password is kept confidential and secure. Please inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your username and/or password has become known to anyone else, or are being, or are likely to be, used in an unauthorised manner.

Please ensure the details you provide us with on registration are correct and complete and inform us immediately of any changes to those details (e.g. change of email or postal address). You can access and update your details using the ‘Your Account’ area of the website.

Please ensure the details you provide us with on registration are correct, complete and up to date. Inform us immediately of any changes to those details (e.g. change of email or postal address). You can access and update your details using the ‘Your Account’ area of the website.

We reserve the right to refuse access to the website, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our discretion. If we do cancel an order, it will be without charge to you.

Privacy and Communications

When you place an order, we collect certain personal and transactional information (e.g. name, address, email address, credit/debit card details). For details on how we use this information, please read our

Privacy Statement.

To fulfil our obligations to you under these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions we communicate with you by e-mail and by posting notices on the website. You agree to receive communications from us electronically and that this electronic communications will satisfy any legal requirement for communications in writing.

Our privacy policy does not encompass sites maintained by other companies, affiliate sites or those sites who re-direct to www.boydsdirect.co.uk.

The contract between us

When you place an order to purchase items using our website this is an offer by you to us to purchase such items. By ordering you are providing details which are true, accurate, current and complete and that the credit or debit card details are correct and your own.

We will confirm receipt of your order by sending you an email summarising the details of your order (‘Order Confirmation E-mail’); this is the point at which we accept your order and the contract is formed.

Colours, specifications, dimensions and descriptions of products

We have made every effort to display the colours, specifications, dimensions and descriptions (including wine vintages, please note all images are for illustration purposes only) of items on the website as accurately as possible. The colours you see will depend on the resolution of your monitor. We cannot guarantee that your monitor’s display of any colour will always reflect accurately the colour of the item delivered. We may from time to time vary the dimensions, specifications, descriptions and quantities of items displayed on our Website without prior notice.

Content & Intellectual Property Rights

Boyds, its products and content are protected by national intellectual property. You are only allowed to use content found on this website as expressly agreed by Boyds of Worcester LTD. Any reproduction or redistribution of our products and content may result in civil and criminal penalties.

In addition to these intellectual property rights, the content, defined as: graphics, photographs, image rights, sounds, music, audio or text are to the best of our knowledge accurate and complete, however we cannot promise it is error-free. Boyds cannot promise the functions within the site: i.e. HTML, content and functional aspects are error-free. This also relates to viruses and other harmful viruses; we always recommend that you should have an up-to-date and complete virus-checking software to protect yourself.

Prices

Products are invoiced in GBP sterling at the price prevailing at the time you place your order. Prices displayed on the website include Value Added Tax (VAT) which will be charged at the current rate. Where prices are displayed in alternative currencies on this website, these are for reference purposes only and local prices may change according to current currency rates. Whilst we try and ensure all details, descriptions and prices are correct when appearing online, some products might be subject to slight variations. Errors & omissions excluded.

Delivery charge is an additional cost. Please refer to our Delivery Information for full details. Although we try to ensure that all prices on the website are accurate, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of items you have ordered, we will contact you as soon as possible. You will have the option of either reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If we are unable to contact you, we will treat your order in respect of the incorrectly priced item as cancelled.

Prices displayed on the website apply to online purchases only. They are not indicative of the price of identical items purchased in our store or by any other means. We reserve the right to update prices displayed on the website at any point.
Boyds of Worcester do not retain your card details . Should we need to issue a refund due to a price change or item being out of stock we will need to re-contact you to obtain your card details.

Payment

Boyds of Worcester LTD operates the highest level of security, meaning your card details are not kept. Should we need to issue a refund due to a price change or item being out of stock we will need to re-contact you to obtain your card details. You may pay for the items which you order online by supplying your credit/debit card details on the secure online order form.

Our site uses high-level SSL encryption technology, the most advanced security software currently available for online transactions. You can therefore rest assured that we take the privacy and security of your payment and personal details very seriously. You can tell whether a page is secure as ‘https’ will replace the ‘http’ at the front of the ‘www.boysdirect.co.uk’ in your browser address window. A small locked padlock will also appear in the bottom bar of your browser window.

These services enhance your existing card account against unauthorised use when you shop with us. To use this service, you must first register with the bank or other organisation that issued your card. Once you’ve registered and created your own private password with your card issuer, you’ll be prompted automatically at checkout to provide this password each time you make a purchase.

Please note: your ‘Verified by Visa or Mastercard SecureCode™’ password is not your BoydsDirect account password. Boyds of Worcester do not obtain or have access to your card password.

We regret that we cannot accept cheques or cash as payment online.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of data when communicating with Boyds of Worcester via email. Accordingly please do not send us payment information using email. For details of the security measures we employ please read our Privacy Statement. Unless we are fraudulent or negligent we will not be liable to you for any losses caused as a result of unauthorised access to the personal and transactional information you provide us with when placing an order.

If you wish to cancel your order, please contact us. As we try to process orders immediately it may not always be possible to prevent an order from being despatched. If your order has already been despatched you may return the items to us in accordance with our Returns Policy (below).

As soon as we receive notice of your cancellation of an item we will refund the relevant part of the purchase price for that item together with the item’s normal postage charge We cannot refund any priority, express or courier component of the postage charge. This only applies if the order is cancelled prior to despatch.

Delivery
Standard deliveries to UK addresses

These are made within 5 working days from point of order.

Specific day delivery to UK addresses

We regret that we are unable to offer specific dated delivery to locations within the UK highlands and Islands.

For full information of our delivery service, please click here.

We make every effort to despatch items on time. If we are unable to deliver the items within your chosen arrival period, we will aim to contact you to discuss your options and despatch as soon as possible. If the items are not delivered within the time period we specify in the confirmation email. Alternatively, please contact our ‘Customer Relations Department’ quoting the order reference contained in your Order Confirmation Email.

Delivery occurs when the items are delivered to the delivery address you specified when placing your order. At this point, responsibility for loss, breakage and damage passes to you. Should you specify at point of order that goods are left with a neighbour, this is done so at your own risk. All goods must be signed for upon delivery.

Despatch times may vary according to availability and any guarantees or representations made as to delivery times are limited to mainland UK and subject to any delays resulting from postal delays or force majeure for which we will not be responsible.

Refunds Policy

It is the policy of Boyds of Worcester to ensure that all goods are supplied to our customers in perfect condition and that every possible precaution is taken to protect the integrity of the product that is sold. If you are unhappy with your unused purchase please return it within 7 days along with your receipt for an exchange or refund, by the original method of payment.

Items must be returned in their original packaging and must be complete, including electrical accessories and manuals where applicable.

If a manufacturing fault occurs with your product we will always honour the manufacturer’s guarantee period and will repair or replace the product in accordance with the warranty terms and conditions. Please see individual products for details.

Your statutory rights will not be affected.

Returns
Items damaged in transit

If you take delivery of a package from us and the contents have been damaged in transit, we will exchange the damaged items without charge to you provided you return the damaged item(s) to us within 7 days of taking delivery.

Defective items

You have the right to return a faulty item within 28 days along with proof of purchase.

Incorrect Items

If we have sent you an incorrect item, please notify our Customer Relations Department as soon as possible or within 14 days and return the incorrect item to us and specify the correct details in writing. If you would like us to replace the incorrect item with the item you ordered we will send you the correct item as soon as possible or alternatively we will refund the item once it has been returned. We will not charge you for the incorrect item and we must have the incorrect item returned before investigating.

Costs

– Please return any incorrect item to us, we will replace or refund you for the incorrect item upon receiving the returned goods.
– Until you return items to us you are responsible for their safe keeping and taking reasonable care of them. We do not accept liability for returned packages damaged during transit back to us. It is your responsibility to wrap products adequately to prevent damage.

Losses

We will be responsible for any losses you suffer as a direct result of us breaching these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions if those losses were reasonably foreseeable to both you and us at the time the contract for the sale of items by us to you was formed (i.e. at the point we send the Despatch Confirmation E-mail to you). We will not be responsible to you or any third party for any business loss (including loss of revenue, profits, contracts, anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, data or goodwill) or any other loss or damage which does not result directly from our actions or the actions of our sub-contractors or agents, is consequential or was not reasonably foreseeable to both you and us when the contract between us was formed.

Our liability to you under these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions will not exceed the total price charged for the items purchased. Nothing in these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions excludes our liability to you for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.
Events beyond our reasonable control

We will not be responsible to you for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause beyond our reasonable control.

Alterations to this Website and Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right at any time to make changes to this website, these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and such other policies as we may notify you of. You will be subject to the Terms and Conditions, inlcuding the policies in force at the time you use or order products from the website. Changes which we are required to make by law could apply to orders which you have already made. If any of the Terms and Conditions forming the contract between us are deemed invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason, it will be deemed severable and not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.
Waiver

If you breach these Online Shopping Terms and Conditions and we take no action we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in other situations where you are in breach.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Online Shopping Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts, as do we.

Customer Support

Pre-Sales Support:

Please contact our Order Department:

Tel: Monday – Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm (GMT); 01905 700125

Email: sales@boysdirect.co.uk

After Sales Support:

Please contact our Customer Relations Department:

Tel: Monday – Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm (GMT); 01905 700125

Email: sales@boydsdirect.co.uk

Returned Items

Boyds of Worcester
c/o Gablemere Ltd
Units 15 & 16 Finepoint Way
Kidderminster
DY11 7FB

Our Details

Boydsdirect is a trading name of Boyds of Worcester Ltd.

Registered in England : 7977642

Registered office:
5 Beaumont Gate
Radlett
Herts
WD7 7AR

Promotions and Promotional Codes

If you have a published BoydsDirect  promotion code, please note that offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers and offers apply to one per household.

Thank you for taking the time to study these terms and conditions. Should you have any further enquiries please contact Customer Relations on 01905 700125.