- TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR RETAIL SALES -
By purchasing or ordering the Goods and/or Services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. Before placing your order, if you have any questions relating to these Conditions please contact us via our website at www.ave40.com or by emailing us at info@ave40.com
"Ave40" means AVENUE FORTY CO., LIMITED;
"Conditions" means these terms and conditions;
''Goods'' means any goods you purchase under these Conditions;
''Non-subscription Services'' means any Services other than Subscription Services;
''Personal Information'' means the details provided by you to us;
"Services" means any services you order or otherwise purchase under these Conditions;
''Subscription Services'' means Services to which you subscribe on an ongoing basis, for example, technical support Services;
"Us/our/we" means AVENUE FORTY CO., LIMITED, a Chinese e-cig company.
"Website" means either one of the websites located at www.ave40.com or any other URL which may replace it; and
"You/Your" means the person ordering or otherwise purchasing the Goods or Services.
1. Rights and Obligations
1.1. You undertake:
1.1.1. to pay any amounts due to us in a timely manner;
1.1.2. that the Personal Information you provide is true, accurate, current, and complete in all respects;
1.1.3. not to impersonate any other person or entity or to use a false name.
1.2. We reserve the right to modify the price or the content or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, some or all of the Goods or Services available. We also reserve the right to change or add to these Conditions from time to time.
1.3. Unless you have placed an order for any Goods or Services, or you subscribe to any Subscription Services, by the time such a change takes effect, we shall not be obliged to give you notice of any such modification or withdrawal.
1.4. From time to time we may also have to make changes in the specification of any Good or Service:
1.4.1. to make it conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements;
1.4.2. to make it reflect changes in the manufacturer's specification, we will endeavor to ensure that such changes do not reduce the quality or performance of such a Good and/or Service. Where you have placed an order for the affected Good and/or Service and such changes are substantial, we will notify you in advance to ensure that you still wish to proceed with any order that you have placed.
1.5. Goods and Non-subscription Services:
1.5.1. You will be subject to the policies and Conditions in force at the time you order or otherwise purchase the Goods or Non-subscription Services unless we are legally obliged to make changes to these Conditions that apply retrospectively. If this happens, these changes will apply to any orders we have not yet fulfilled when the changes took effect, even if your order was placed previously.
1.5.2. We shall not withdraw or modify to your substantial detriment any of the Goods or Non-subscription Services for which we have accepted an order from you, other than where such modification or withdrawal is required as a result of events outside of our reasonable control.
1.5.3. The purchase of software products is subject to your acceptance of the terms of any end-user and/or licensing agreement(s) relating to such software.
1.6 Estimated time frames for delivery of Goods or completion of Services are estimates only and delays may arise due to matters outside of our reasonable control.
1.7. Goods may be subject to China export control laws and laws of the country where they are delivered or used. Under these laws, such Goods may not be sold, leased or transferred to restricted end-users (including to nationals of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and/or Syria) or countries or for restricted end-uses (including uses related to the development, production, use, or maintenance of ''Weapons of Mass Destruction'', including without limitation, uses related to the nuclear, missile, and/or chemical/biological development). If Goods are supplied to you subject to any such Export Laws, such supply is subject to you not falling into any such restricted categories.
2. Orders
2.1. Goods and Services are available only to individuals who we, in our absolute discretion, consider eligible. Services that come with minimum term contracts are only available to individuals who are of legal age in your region and by ordering or otherwise purchasing such Services, you confirm that you are also of legal age in your region.
2.2. When requested by us, you must provide your name, phone number, address, payment details, and other requested information.
2.3. Each order placed by you will be treated as an offer to purchase the Goods and/or Services to which your order relates. The contract will only be completed when we dispatch the Goods/commence the provision of the Services (as applicable) or when we take any due payment from you (which includes debiting your payment method), whichever is the earlier.
2.4. You acknowledge that any automated acknowledgment given when you place an online order shall not amount to our acceptance of your offer to purchase.
2.5. We may, at our own discretion, limit, restrict or reject any order you place at any time prior to the contract having been completed. You also acknowledge that we have the right to cancel any order before it has been dispatched when we have reason to believe that an error has occurred. Where this happens, we will attempt to contact you. We also reserve the right to limit or prohibit sales to dealers or to entities that we believe, in our sole discretion, are making use of the Goods or Services for profit.
3. Price and Payment
3.1. The price of the Goods or Services (if any) shall be the price of which we inform you prior to accepting your order.
3.2. You confirm that any payment method you use is yours.
3.3. Payment methods are subject to validation checks and authorization and we will not be liable for any delay or non-delivery caused by the failure of such checks or authorization.
3.4. Once your Goods have been collected and/or otherwise received by you, all risk of damage to, or loss of, the Goods shall pass to you.
3.5. Irrespective of your receipt of the Goods, the passing of risk, or any other provision of these conditions, ownership shall not pass to you until we have payment in full for the Goods.
3.6. Until such time as the ownership passes to you, you shall hold the Goods on our behalf and keep them safe and identified as our property, and we shall be entitled to ask you to return the goods to us.
4. Cancellation, Returns, and Exchanges
4.1. Without prejudice to our rights under Clause 1 above, if either party breaks the terms of these Conditions in any material way, the other party can terminate these Conditions by giving the other party 7 days' written notice.
4.2. In certain situations, we may be prepared to give you a refund or exchange for Goods if you change your mind. For details on our Returns and Exchange Policy please visit https://www.ave40.com/services/165.html, call us on +86 755 23315796 for details. Consumers should be aware that if they wish to exercise their right to cancel an order that has already been dispatched, within 7 working days, that they will not receive a refund on the postage following any return of items.
4.3. Goods and/or Services ordered online or over the phone only
4.3.1. Consumers ordering Goods or Services at a distance (such as via telephone or online) have certain cancellation rights under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. Consumers should be aware that certain products that are deemed as perishable items are not covered.
4.3.2. You may cancel any order for Services any time within 7 working days from the day after placing your order, however, you may not cancel once we have started providing any part of such Services to you with your agreement.
4.3.3. You may cancel any order for Goods other than audio or video recordings or software at any time within 7 working days from the day after receiving your Goods without liability to us.
4.3.4. A working day is any day except Saturday, Sunday, and China public holidays.
4.3.5. You may cancel your order by emailing to info@ave40.com.
4.3.6. If you cancel an order for Goods after the Goods are dispatched, they must be returned to us within a reasonable period, complete (with any accessories, leads, or other items provided with the Goods) and undamaged, with proof of purchase. If you fail to return the Goods in this manner, we may charge you the costs we incur in recovering the Goods from you (which may be substantial) or the stand-alone retail value of any missing or damaged items.
4.3.7. You must return the Goods by sending them to Ave40. It is your responsibility to ensure that the Goods are received by us and we recommend using Special Delivery or Signed For services where appropriate.
4.3.9. You shall be under a duty to take reasonable care of the Goods until received or collected by us and it is your responsibility to ensure that the Goods are not damaged whilst in transit using transport arranged by you.
4.3.10. You are entitled to examine any Goods ordered. However, if you use the Goods, you may lose your right to cancel your purchase. The use would include, but not be limited to using the Goods to make or receive a call, sending or receiving SMS/MMS, connecting to and/or accessing the internet, downloading, or using any functions of the Goods for example amending settings, saving data, adding a contact or appointment, taking a photograph or using an application. We reserve the right to charge you for the value of any Goods returned which have been used or damaged whilst in your possession, up to the full cost price of the Goods.
5. Your Personal Information
5.1. We need to collect certain Personal Information to provide you with the Goods and/or Services.
5.2. You agree that we may use, update, share, and process your Personal Information in accordance with our privacy policy.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by us in circumstances where:
6.1.1. there is no breach of a legal duty of care owed to you by us; and/or
6.1.2. such loss or damage is not reasonably foreseeable.
6.2. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused wholly or mainly by your breach of these Conditions.
6.3. Our liability shall not, in any event, include losses related to any business of a customer including but not limited to lost data, lost profits or business interruption.
6.4. Nothing in these Conditions shall:
6.4.1. exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our acts or omissions or those of our servants, agents or employees; or
6.4.2. limit your rights as a consumer under applicable China law.
6.5. All Services are provided on a commercially reasonable basis. Although we will provide the Services with reasonable skill and care, we make no warranty that the Services will meet your exact requirements or that they will always be available.
6.6. The Goods, where new, are sold with the benefit of and subject to the terms set out in any warranty or guarantee given by the manufacturer of the Goods. This is in addition to your legal rights in relation to Goods that are faulty or which otherwise do not conform to the legally required standard.
6.7. Each provision of this Clause 6 operates separately. If any part is disallowed or is not effective, the other parts will continue to apply even after our agreement has been terminated or canceled.
7. General
7.1. Events Beyond the Parties Reasonable Control: If either of us cannot do what we have promised because of something beyond our reasonable control such as lightning, flood, exceptionally severe weather, fire, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes, acts or omissions of persons for whom we are not responsible, or acts of local or central government or other competent authorities, such party will not be liable for this.
7.2. Third Parties: Nobody but you and we can benefit from these Conditions.
7.3. Assignment: You may not but we may, assign, charge, or otherwise dispose of our rights under these Conditions. Any attempt by you to do so shall be void.
7.4. Governing Law: These Conditions will be governed by Chinese Law and if you are not happy with how we deal with any disagreement and want to take bring court proceedings, you must do so within China.
7.5. Each Clause of these Conditions operates separately. If any part is disallowed or is not effective, the other parts will continue to apply even after our agreement has been terminated or canceled.
8. Handling Complaints and Sending Notices
8.1. If you wish to make a complaint you may do so in the following way:
by calling +86 755 23315796
by emailing to info@ave40.com
8.2. Proof of sending does not guarantee our receipt of your notice. You must ensure that you have received an acknowledgment from us which should be retained by you.