YOU MUST READ AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS & CONDITONS BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING FROM THIS SITE.

"BUYER" means the customer of Mortons of Homcastle Ltd or its subsidiaries.
"CONDITIONS" means the standard terms and conditions of purchase set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller
"CONTRACT" means the contract for the sale and purchase of the Goods and (as the case may be) the supply and acquisition of the Services
"DELIVERY ADDRESS" means the address stated on the Order
"GOODS" means the items described in the Order
"ORDER" means the Buyer's purchase order to which these Conditions are annexed
"PRICE" means the price of the Goods and/or the charge for the Service
"SELLER" means the person so described in the Order
"SERVICES" means the services (if any) described in the Order
"SPECIFICATION" includes any specific requirements relating to the Goods or Services requested by the Buyer
"WRITING" includes telex, cable, email, facsimile transmission and comparable means of communication

1. General

1.1 Every contract for the supply of goods by the Seller to the Buyer is subject to these conditions. All other conditions and terms whether implied by statute, common law, or trade usage, or expressed by the Buyer are hereby excluded save for conditions expressly accepted by the Seller in writing and conditions and other terms which cannot be excluded by law. The statutory rights of the Buyer shall not be affected by these conditions.
1.2 Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of national or supranational primary or subsidiary legislation shall be construed as a reference to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time
1.3 The Seller may decline any order upon receipt and may revise any quotation at any time prior to acceptance of the Order
1.4 All communications to the Seller by the Buyer must be properly and accurately addressed and in the event that the Buyer fails so to properly and accurately address such communications the Seller shall not be liable for any consequential loss, damage, detention or injury of any kind whatsoever and howsoever arising
1.5 An order once accepted cannot be cancelled except by mutual agreement and then only on terms which would fully indemnify the Seller.

2. Warranties and liability

2.1 The Seller warrants to the Buyer that the Goods
2.1.1 will be of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 as amended) and fit for any purpose held out by the Seller or made known to the Seller in Writing at the time the Order is placed;
2.1.2 will correspond with any relevant Specification or sample; and
2.1.3 will comply with all primary and secondary statutory requirements, EC Council Directives and Commission Decisions relating to the production, sale, importation and public health of the Goods
2.2 The Seller shall not be liable for defects in the goods purchased arising from fairwear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, abnormal use, misuse or alteration by the Buyer.
2.3 The Seller shall not be liable, or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of its obligations in relation to the Goods or the Services, if the delay or failure was beyond the Sellers reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Sellers reasonable control
2.3.1 Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
2.3.2 war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition;
2.3.3 acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or local authority;
2.3.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;
2.3.5 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third party);
2.3.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
2.3.7 power failure or breakdown in machinery
2.4 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Sellers negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any representation, or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty under common law, or under the express terms of the contract, for any consequential loss or damage, whether indirect or direct, for loss of profits or otherwise, which arise out of or in connection to the supply of goods to the Buyer except as expressly provided in these conditions.

3. Delivery and Acceptance

3.1 The Goods shall be delivered to, and any Services shall be performed at, the Delivery Address on the date or within the period stated in the Order. Where the date of delivery of the Goods or of performance of the Services is to be specified after the placing of Order, the Seller shall give the Buyer reasonable notice of the specified date.
3.2 Where the contract provides for deferred deliveries there shall be deemed for the purposes of this clause to be a separate contract for each delivery and payment for each delivery shall be due for payment as stated in that order. Any failure or defect in any one delivery shall not vitiate the contract as to the remaining deliveries nor shall the Buyer seek to set off against any price due to the Seller in respect of any delivery any claim it alleges against the Seller in respect of any other delivery
3.3 While every effort will be made by the Seller to effect delivery in accordance with any pre-arranged dates no guarantee as to dates of delivery is to be implied and the Seller will not accept liability for any loss or damage occasioned by delay in delivery however caused
3.4 Risk of damage or loss shall pass to the Buyer at the time of delivery.

4. Return of goods

4.1 The Buyer shall inspect the goods upon delivery and if they do not correspond in nature to the goods ordered or are defective, then the Buyer shall notify the Seller as soon as is reasonably practicable. The Seller will then make arrangement with the Buyer to return and replace the goods.
4.2 At the Sellers discretion, goods which are non defective and in new condition may be returned within 30 days of delivery for full credit excepting carriage which is the responsibility of the Buyer.

5. Retention of title

5.1 Notwithstanding delivery and passing of risk in the goods, title to the goods remains with the Seller until such time as all amounts which are owed to the Seller are paid in cleared funds in full.
5.2 The Seller shall be entitled at any time before title has passed to the Buyer either to require the Buyer to deliver up the goods and if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, to enter the premises of the Buyer where the equipment is stored and repossess the same.

6. Changes

6.1 The Seller reserves the right to substitute goods of an equivalent or better specification or design.

6.2 Pricing Errors
Although we make every effort to ensure the prices on the website are correct, mistakes may sometimes be made. If we discover a mistake in the price of the products you have ordered, we will tell you and give you the option of either reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling your order. If we are unable to contact you or we receive no reply from you, we will cancel your order. If your order is cancelled and you have already paid for the products you will receive a full refund.

7. Entire Agreement

7.1 These conditions contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes ail previous agreements and understandings between the parties, and may not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Seller.

8. Cancellation of Orders.

You can cancel your order before completing by clicking 'Empty Basket' on the Basket checking page (or any page that shows your basket information).
You may also withdraw from the contract at any time after the product has been dispatched and you have received our email confirming your order but no later than 7 working days from the day after you receive the product by:
8.1 Sending the notice of cancellation by email to shoporders@mortons.co.uk ensuring that you quote your name, address and copy of order confirmation email.
and/or
8.2 Where you have already received the goods, returning the goods to The Heritage Store unopened together with the original invoice within 7 working days from the date that you received the goods.
The Heritage Store will then refund you the purchase price of the goods.
• Once The Heritage Store receive notification from you that you wish to withdraw from the contract (in accordance with these terms) any sum debited to The Heritage Store from your credit card in relation to your order will be re-credited to that credit card account as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days of your order provided that the goods you wish to return are received by The Heritage Store in the condition that they were in when delivered to you.

9. Representations

9.1 The Buyer acknowledges that in entering into an agreement with the Seller it does not do so on the basis or in reliance of any representation warranty or other provision except as provided in these Conditions and accordingly all conditions, warranties or other terms implied by statute or common law are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law and for the avoidance of doubt no employee of the Seller has authority to make any statement or representation about the goods or services or work done and supplied under this Agreement

10. Enforceability

10.1 If any provision of this Contract is held by any court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable in whole or part the other provisions of this Contract and the remainder of the affected provisions shall continue to be valid

11. Jurisdiction

11.1 These conditions shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of England and the Buyer agrees to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts

12. Offers, Specials and pricing
Prices offered on this website supercede published prices in our magazines, and are subject to change.

13. Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

theheritagestore.com / theheritagestore.co.uk is a trading name of Mortons Media Group Ltd, and is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 440357

REGISTERED ADDRESS:
Mortons Media Group Ltd
Media Centre
Morton Way
Horncastle
Lincolnshire. LN9 6JR

VAT No: GB 716 6328 31

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