Terms & Conditions

Please note that we are closed for the Christmas period from the 23/12/24 to the 02/01/25. Any order placed between this time will not be dispatched until we reopen from the 02/01/25

These terms

1.1 What these terms cover. These are the terms and conditions on which we supply products to you, whether these are goods, services or digital content.

1.2 Why you should read them. Please read these terms carefully before you submit your order to us. These terms tell you who we are, how we will provide products to you, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms or require any changes, please contact us to discuss.

1.3 Are you a business customer or a consumer? In some areas you will have different rights under these terms depending on whether you are a business or consumer. You are a consumer if:

You are an individual.
You are buying products from us wholly or mainly for your personal use (not for use in connection with your trade, business, craft or profession).

1.4 If you are a business customer this is our entire agreement with you. If you are a business customer these terms constitute the entire agreement between us in relation to your purchase. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise, representation, assurance or warranty made or given by or on behalf of us which is not set out in these terms and that you shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in this agreement.

Information about us and how to contact us

2.1 Who we are. We are The Indian Fire Bowl Company Limited a company registered in England and Wales. Our company registration number is 09302431 and our registered office is at Lyon House, 81 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5ZA. Our registered VAT number is 215477115.

2.2 How to contact us. You can contact us by telephoning our customer service team at 01245 806366 or by writing to us at sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk and Lyon House, 81 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5ZA.

2.3 How we may contact you. If we have to contact you we will do so by telephone or by writing to you at the email address or postal address you provided to us in your order.

2.4 "Writing" includes emails. When we use the words "writing" or "written" in these terms, this includes emails.

Our contract with you

3.1 How we will accept your order. Our acceptance of your order will take place when we email you to accept it, at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us.

3.2 If we cannot accept your order. If we are unable to accept your order, we will inform you of this in writing and will not charge you for the product. This might be because the product is out of stock, because of unexpected limits on our resources which we could not reasonably plan for, because a credit reference we have obtained for you does not meet our minimum requirements, because we have identified an error in the price or description of the product or because we are unable to meet a delivery deadline you have specified.

3.3 Your order number. We will assign an order number to your order and tell you what it is when we accept your order. It will help us if you can tell us the order number whenever you contact us about your order.

3.4 We only sell to the UK. This website is solely for the promotion of our products in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not accept orders from addresses outside the UK.

Our products

4.1 Products may vary slightly from their pictures. The images of the products on our website are for illustrative purposes only. Although we have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that a device's display of the colours accurately reflects the colour of the products. Your product may vary slightly from those images.

4.2 Product packaging may vary. The packaging of the product may vary from that shown in images on our website.

4.3 Making sure your measurements are accurate. If we are making the product to measurements you have given us you are responsible for ensuring that these measurements are correct. You can find information and tips on how to measure on our website or by contacting us.

Your rights to make changes

If you wish to make a change to the product you have ordered please contact us. We will let you know if the change is possible. If it is possible we will let you know about any changes to the price of the product, the timing of supply or anything else which would be necessary as a result of your requested change and ask you to confirm whether you wish to go ahead with the change.

Providing the products

6.1 Delivery costs. The costs of delivery will be as displayed to you on our website.

6.2 When we will provide the products. During the order process we will let you know when we will provide the products to you.

(a) If the products are goods. Goods will be dispatched from our warehouse within 24 hours if order is placed by 1pm Monday to Friday only (excluding public holidays or annual closure) and any estimated dispatch date is an estimate, which can change without notice.

(b) We will deliver goods the next working day (excluding UK Offshore, Highlands & NI or items over 30kg) if orders are placed by 1pm the previous day. Deliveries may be delayed in accordance with point 6.2 (k).

(c) We will deliver the goods to the premises you specify on your order. It is advisable that you are at your premises to accept delivery of your order, which is between 8.30am and 6:00pm Monday-Friday.

(d) Most of our products are relatively weighty items and you will be required to assist the driver in offloading your order.

(e) Disposal of packing materials is your responsibility.

(f) If there is no one to accept the order on the scheduled delivery date the goods may be returned to our warehouse and we reserve the right to charge you an additional re-delivery charge.

(g) If you change the delivery address once the goods have been dispatched to you, we reserve the right to pass on any extra charges made by our carriers for redirecting your delivery, if the carriers are able to make the change. This may delay your delivery.

(h) Please check the goods on delivery - any goods found to be missing or damaged please contact us as soon as possible within two working days of delivery of the items.

(i) If the goods are lost or damaged please report this to us within two working days from the delivery day.

(j) Deliveries are made to a ground floor entrance only and on the condition that there is reasonable access for the safe and prompt delivery of the goods.

(k) Sometimes, for reasons beyond our control we may be prevented from delivering your goods as planned. These might include things such as accidents, breakdowns, fire, flood, storm, severe weather, acts of god, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, the fault of our suppliers or courier delays. We are not responsible where this causes a delay or failure in delivering your goods.

6.3 We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If our supply of the products is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received.

6.4 When you become responsible for the goods. A product which is goods will be your responsibility from the time we deliver the product to the address you gave us.

6.5 When you own goods. You own a product which is goods once we have received payment in full.

Your rights to end the contract

7.1 You can always end your contract with us. Your rights when you end the contract will depend on what you have bought, whether there is anything wrong with it, when you decide to end the contract and whether you are a consumer or business customer:

(a) If what you have bought is faulty or misdescribed you may have a legal right to end the contract (or to get the product repaired or replaced or a service re-performed or to get some or all of your money back), see clause 11

(b) If you are a consumer and have just changed your mind about the product, see clause 7.3. You may be able to get a refund if you are within the cooling-off period, but this may be subject to deductions and you will have to pay the costs of return of any goods;

(c) In all other cases (if we are not at fault and you are not a consumer exercising your right to change your mind), see clause 7.7

7.2 Ending the contract because of something we have done or are going to do. If you are ending a contract for a reason set out at (a) to (d) below the contract will end immediately and we will refund you in full for any products which have not been provided and you may also be entitled to compensation. The reasons are:

(a) we have told you about an upcoming change to the product or these terms which you do not agree to (see clause 5);

(b) we have told you about an error in the price or description of the product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;

(d) you have a legal right to end the contract because of something we have done wrong.

7.3 Exercising your right to change your mind if you are a consumer (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013). If you are a consumer then for most products bought online you have a legal right to change your mind within 14 days and receive a refund. These rights, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, are explained in more detail in these terms.

7.4 Our goodwill guarantee for consumers. Please note, these terms reflect the goodwill guarantee offered by The Indian Fire Bowl Company Limited of South Woodham Ferrers Essex to its UK consumer customers, which is more generous than your legal rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations in the ways set out below. This goodwill guarantee does not affect your legal rights in relation to faulty or misdescribed products (see clause 10.1):

Right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013	How our goodwill guarantee is more generous
14 day period to change your mind.	30 day period to change your mind.

7.5 When consumers do not have a right to change their minds. Your right as a consumer to change your mind does not apply in respect of:

(a) products sealed for health protection or hygiene purposes, once these have been unsealed after you receive them;

(b) any products which become mixed inseparably with other items after their delivery.

7.6 How long do consumers have to change their minds? If you are a consumer how long you have to change your mind depends on what you have ordered and how it is delivered.

(a) Have you bought goods (for example, Recycled Indian Fire Bowl 60cm), if so you have 30 days after the day you (or someone you nominate) receives the goods, unless:

(i) Your goods are split into several deliveries over different days. In this case you have until 30 days after the day you (or someone you nominate) receives the last delivery.

(ii) Your goods are for regular delivery over a set period (for example Marshmallow Toasting Forks). In this case you have until 30 days after the day you (or someone you nominate) receives the first delivery of the goods.

7.7 Ending the contract where we are not at fault and there is no right to change your mind. Even if we are not at fault and you are not a consumer who has a right to change their mind (see clause 7.1), you can still end the contract before it is completed. A contract for goods or digital content is completed when the product is delivered, downloaded or streamed and paid for. A contract for services is completed when we have finished providing the services and you have paid for them. If you want to end the contract in these circumstances, just contact us to let us know. The contract will not end until 1 calendar month after the day on which you contact us. We will refund any advance payment you have made for products which will not be provided to you. For example, if you tell us you want to end the contract on 4 February we will continue to supply the product until 3 March. We will only charge you for supplying the product up to 3 March and will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the supply of the product after 3 March.

How to end the contract with us (including if you are a consumer who has changed their mind)

8.1 Tell us you want to end the contract. To end the contract with us, please let us know by doing one of the following:

(a) Phone or email. Call customer services on 01245 806366 or email us at sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk. Please provide your name, home address, details of the order and, where available, your phone number and email address.

(b) Online. Complete the form on our website.

8.2 Returning products after ending the contract. If you end the contract for any reason after products have been dispatched to you or you have received them, you must return them to us. You must either return the goods in person to where you bought them, post them back to us at Lyon House 81 Haltwhistle Road South Woodham Ferrers Essex CM35ZA or (if they are not suitable for posting) allow us to collect them from you. Please call customer services on 01245 806366 or email us at sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk to arrange collection. If you are a consumer exercising your right to change your mind you must send off the goods within 30 days of telling us you wish to end the contract.

8.3 When we will pay the costs of return. We will pay the costs of return:

(a) if the products are faulty or misdescribed;

(b) if you are ending the contract because we have told you of an upcoming change to the product or these terms, an error in pricing or description, a delay in delivery due to events outside our control or because you have a legal right to do so as a result of something we have done wrong; or

(c) In all other circumstances (including where you are a consumer exercising your right to change your mind) you must pay the costs of return.

8.4 What we charge for collection. If you are responsible for the costs of return and we are collecting the product from you, will need to contact us for a cost as varies by weight and location and is different from the standard delivery costs.

8.5 How we will refund you. If you are entitled to a refund under these terms we will refund you the price you paid for the products including delivery costs, by the method you used for payment. However, we may make deductions from the price, as described below.

8.6 When we may make deduction from refunds if you are a consumer exercising your right to change your mind. If you are exercising your right to change your mind:

(a) We may reduce your refund of the price (excluding delivery costs) to reflect any reduction in the value of the goods, if this has been caused by your handling them in a way which would not be permitted in a shop. See our returns page for information about what handling is acceptable and examples. If we refund you the price paid before we are able to inspect the goods and later discover you have handled them in an unacceptable way, you must pay us an appropriate amount.

(b) Where the product is a service, we may deduct from any refund an amount for the supply of the service for the period for which it was supplied, ending with the time when you told us you had changed your mind. The amount will be in proportion to what has been supplied, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.

8.7 When your refund will be made. We will make any refunds due to you as soon as possible. If you are a consumer exercising your right to change your mind then:

(a) If the products are goods and we have not offered to collect them, your refund will be made within 14 days from the day on which we receive the product back from you or, if earlier, the day on which you provide us with evidence that you have sent the product back to us. For information about how to return a product to us, see clause 8.2.

(b) In all other cases, your refund will be made within 14 days of your telling us you have changed your mind

Our rights to end the contract

9.1 We may end the contract if you break it. We may end the contract for a product at any time by writing to you if:

(a) you do not make any payment to us when it is due and you still do not make payment within 30 days of us reminding you that payment is due;

(b) you do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the products, for example, size and quantity.

(d) you do not, within a reasonable time, allow us access to your premises to supply the services; or

9.2 You must compensate us if you break the contract. If we end the contract in the situations set out in clause 9.1 we will refund any money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may deduct or charge you £15 as compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract OR reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract OR a percentage of 5% the price calculated depending on the date on which we end the contract, as compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract.

If there is a problem with the product

How to tell us about problems. If you have any questions or complaints about the product, please contact us. You can telephone our customer service team at 01245 806366 or write to us at sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk and The Indian Fire Bowl Company Limited Lyon House 81 Haltwhistle Road South Woodham Ferrers Essex CM35ZA. Your rights in respect of defective products if you are a consumer

10.1 If you are a consumer we are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. See the box below for a summary of your key legal rights in relation to the products. Nothing in these terms will affect your legal rights.

Summary of your key legal rights

This is a summary of your key legal rights. These are subject to certain exceptions. For detailed information please visit the Citizens Advice website www.adviceguide.org.uk or call 03454 04 05 06.

If your product is goods, for example furniture or a laptop, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 says goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. During the expected lifespan of your product your legal rights entitle you to the following:

a) Up to 30 days: if your goods are faulty, then you can get an immediate refund.

b) Up to six months: if your goods can't be repaired or replaced, then you're entitled to a full refund, in most cases.

c) Up to six years: if your goods do not last a reasonable length of time you may be entitled to some money back.

See also clause 7.3.

10.2 Your obligation to return rejected products. If you wish to exercise your legal rights to reject products you must either return them in person to where you bought them, post them back to us or (if they are not suitable for posting) allow us to collect them from you. We will pay the costs of postage or collection. Please call customer services on 01245 806366 or email us at sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk to arrange collection.

Your rights in respect of defective products if you are a business

11.1 If you are a business customer or consumer we warrant that on delivery, and for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery (warranty period), any products which are goods shall:

(a) conform in all material respects with their description and any relevant specification;

(b) be free from material defects in design, material and workmanship;

(d) be fit for any purpose held out by us.

(e) be kept dry and covered when not in use

11.2 Subject to clause 11.3, if:

(a) you give us notice in writing during the warranty period within a reasonable time of discovery that a product does not comply with the warranty set out in clause 11.1;

(b) we are given a reasonable opportunity of examining such product; and

we shall, at our option, repair or replace the defective product, or refund the price of the defective product in full.

11.3 We will not be liable for a product's failure to comply with the warranty in clause 11.1 if:

(a) you make any further use of such product after giving a notice in accordance with clause 11.2(a);

(b) the defect arises because you failed to follow our oral or written instructions as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the product or (if there are none) good trade practice;

(d) you alter or repair the product without our written consent; or

(e) the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal working conditions.

11.4 Except as provided in this clause 11, we shall have no liability to you in respect of a product's failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 11.1.

11.5 These terms shall apply to any repaired or replacement products supplied by us under clause 11.2.

Price and payment

12.1 Where to find the price for the product. The price of the product (which includes VAT) will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the price of the product advised to you is correct. However please see clause 12.3 for what happens if we discover an error in the price of the product you order.

12.2 We will pass on changes in the rate of VAT. If the rate of VAT changes between your order date and the date we supply the product, we will adjust the rate of VAT that you pay, unless you have already paid for the product in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.

12.3 What happens if we got the price wrong? It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products we sell may be incorrectly priced. We will normally check prices before accepting your order so that, where the product's correct price at your order date is less than our stated price at your order date, we will charge the lower amount. If the product's correct price at your order date is higher than the price stated to you, we will contact you for your instructions before we accept your order. If we accept and process your order where a pricing error is obvious and unmistakeable and could reasonably have been recognised by you as a mispricing, we may end the contract, refund you any sums you have paid and require the return of any goods provided to you.

12.4 When you must pay and how you must pay. We accept payment with credit/debit card and PayPal. When you must pay depends on what product you are buying:

(a) For goods, you must pay for the products before we dispatch them. We will not charge your credit or debit card until we dispatch the products to you. (unless you order a pre-order item)

12.5 Security Policy. For credit, debit and PayPal payments we use a third party payment provider called: Sage Pay for cards and PayPal.

(a) Sage Pay Transaction Security, Encryption and Data Storage: all transaction information passed between merchant sites and Sage Pay’s systems is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to your servers from Sage Pay are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely assured that nothing you pass to Sage Pay’s servers can be examined, used or modified by any third parties attempting to gain access to sensitive information.

Once on our systems, all sensitive data is secured using the same internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards used by, among others, the US Government. The encryption keys are held on state-of-the-art, tamper proof systems in the same family as those used to secure VeriSign's Global Root certificate, making them all but impossible to extract. The data we hold is extremely secure and we are regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure it remains so.

(b) PayPal Transaction Security, Encryption and Data Storage: There are a lot of reasons more than 150 million account holders trust us with their financial information, and data encryption is one of the most important. Data encryption helps keep your data as secure as possible with automatic encryption for sensitive information and email communications

Your personal information is stored on our servers and heavily guarded – both physically and electronically. And to give your credit card numbers an extra layer of security, we don’t directly connect our firewall-protected servers to the internet.

12.6 Our right of set-off if you are a business customer. If you are a business customer you must pay all amounts due to us under these terms in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).

12.7 We can charge interest if you pay late. If you do not make any payment to us by the due date we may charge interest to you on the overdue amount at the rate of 8% a year above the base lending rate of Bank of England from time to time. This interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You must pay us interest together with any overdue amount.

12.8 What to do if you think an invoice is wrong. If you think an invoice is wrong please contact us promptly to let us know. You will not have to pay any interest until the dispute is resolved. Once the dispute is resolved we will charge you interest on correctly invoiced sums from the original due date.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you if you are a consumer

13.1 We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking this contract or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen, for example, if you discussed it with us during the sales process.

13.2 We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; for breach of your legal rights in relation to the products as summarised at clause 10.1

13.3 We are not liable for business losses. If you are a consumer we only supply the products for to you for domestic and private use. If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose our liability to you will be limited as set out in clause 15.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you if you are a business

14.1 Nothing in these terms shall limit or exclude our liability for:

(a) death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors (as applicable);

(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(c) breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982; or

(d) defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987; or

(e) any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful for us to exclude or restrict liability.

14.2 Except to the extent expressly stated in clause 11.1 all terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and sections 3 to 5 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 are excluded.

14.3 Subject to clause 14.1:

(a) we shall not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, or any indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with any contract between us; and

(b) our total liability to you for all other losses arising under or in connection with any contract between us, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall bethe greater of £500 and ten per cent 10% of the total sums paid by you for products under such contract.

How we may use your personal information

15.1 How we will use your personal information. We will only use your personal information as set out in our privacy policy.

Other important terms

16.1 If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

16.2 Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date.

16.3 Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings if you are a consumer? These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts. If you live in Scotland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Scottish or the English courts. If you live in Northern Ireland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Northern Irish or the English courts.

16.4 Alternative dispute resolution if you are a consumer. Alternative dispute resolution is a process where an independent body considers the facts of a dispute and seeks to resolve it, without you having to go to court. If you are a consumer and are not happy with how we have handled any complaint, you may want to contact the alternative dispute resolution provider we use. You can submit a complaint to ADR Group via their website at www.adrgroup.co.uk. ADR Group will not charge you for making a complaint and if you are not satisfied with the outcome you can still bring legal proceedings. In addition, please note that disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform.

16.5 Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings if you are a business? If you are a business, any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with a contract between us or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.

Schedule 1 Model Cancellation Form for consumer customers

(Complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)

To: The Indian Fire Bowl Company Limited, Lyon House, 81 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5ZA. Telephone: 01245 806366, sales@indianfirebowlcompany.co.uk.

I/We [*] hereby give notice that I/We [*] cancel my/our [*] contract of sale of the following goods [*]/for the supply of the following service [*],

Ordered on [*]/received on [*],

Name of consumer(s),

Address of consumer(s),

Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper),

Date

[*] Delete as appropriate