Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
DISCLAIMER
Whilst we have done our very best to ensure the accuracy of all product descriptions and
nutritional facts used on this website; we must make it clear that they belong to the
manufacturers unless explicitly indicated otherwise and SC Industries Limited takes no
responsibility for their accuracy.
Likewise, all opinion and product preference expressed is our own, does not constitute
dietary advice or official recommendation and is entirely subjective. For proper and correct
nutritional advice and guidance, please consult a trained fitness professional or
dietitian/doctor.
The products and information presented in this website have not been evaluated by any
independent food or drug authority or organisation and are not intended to diagnose, treat,
cure or prevent any disease.
Products offered by SC Industries Limit are intended for use and consumption by
persons over the age of 18.
The Terms and Conditions (together with the documents expressly referred to in it) tells you
information about us and the legal terms and conditions (Terms) on which we sell any of the
products (Products) listed on our website www.supplementcartel.co.uk to you.
These Terms will apply to any contract between us for the sale of Products to you
(Contract). Please read these Terms carefully and make sure that you understand them,
before ordering any Products from our site. Please note that by ordering any of our
Products, you agree to be bound by these Terms and the other documents expressly
referred to in it.
You should print a copy of these Terms for future reference.
We may amend these Terms from time to time. Every time you order Products from us, the
Terms in force at that time will apply to the Contract between you and us.
These Terms, and any Contract between us, are only in the English language.
- INFORMATION ABOUT US
1.1 We operate the Supplement Cartel UK website www.supplementcartel.co.uk . We are SC Industries Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 13473275 and with our registered office at First Floor Lifestyle Building, Rear 64 Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LU, United Kingdom
1.2 To contact us, please email us at info@supplementcartel.co.uk
- OUR PRODUCTS
2.1 The images of the Products on our site are for illustrative purposes only. Although we
have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that your
computer’s display of the colours accurately reflect the colour of the Products. Your
Products may vary slightly from those images.
2.2 Replaced by 2.3
2.3 The packaging of the Products may vary from that shown on images on our site.
2.4 All Products shown on our site are subject to availability.
2.5 Under certain circumstances we reserve the right to substitute certain products which
may form part of your order.
- USE OF OUR SITE AND PRIVACY INFORMATION
3.1 We only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and our
Cookie Policy.
3.2 Please take the time to read these policies as they include important terms which apply
to you.
- IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS CUSTOMER
This clause 4 only applies if you are a consumer.
4.1 If you are not a consumer, you confirm that you have authority to bind any business on
whose behalf you use our site to purchase Products.
4.2 These Terms and any document expressly referred to in them constitutes the entire
agreement between you and us and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements,
promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between us, whether
written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
4.3 You acknowledge that in entering this Contract you do not rely on any statement,
representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not
set out in these Terms or any document expressly referred to in them.
4.4 You and we agree that neither of us shall have any claim for innocent or negligent
misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in this Contract.
- HOW THE CONTRACT IS FORMED BETWEEN YOU AND US
5.1 Our order process allows you to check and amend any errors before submitting your
order to us. Please take the time to read and check your order at each page of the order
process.
5.2 After you place an order, you will receive an email from us acknowledging that we have
received your pending order. However, please note that this does not mean that your order
has been accepted.
5.3 We will confirm our acceptance to you by sending you an email that confirms that the
Products have been dispatched (Dispatch Confirmation). The Contract between us will only
be formed when we send you the Dispatch Confirmation.
5.4 We shall assign an order number to the order and inform you of it when we confirm the
order. Please quote the order number in all subsequent correspondence with us relating to
the order. Acceptance of your Order is on delivery of the order to yourself.
5.5 If we are unable to supply you with a Product, for example because that Product is not
in stock or no longer available or because of an error in the price on our site as referred to in
clause 11.5, we will inform you of this by e-mail and we will not process your order. If you
have already paid for the Products, we will refund you the full amount as soon as possible.
5.6 We reserve the right to decline an order for any reason.
- OUR RIGHT TO VARY THESE TERMS
6.1 We may revise these Terms from time to time
6.2 Every time you order Products from us, the Terms in force at that time will apply to the
Contract between you and us.
6.3 Whenever we revise these Terms in accordance with this clause 7, we will keep you
informed and give you notice of this by stating that these Terms have been amended and
the relevant date at the top of this page.
- YOUR CONSUMER RIGHT OF RETURN AND REFUND
This clause 7 only applies if you are a consumer.
7.1 As a consumer, you have legal rights in relation to Products that are faulty or not as
described. Advice about your legal rights is available from your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau
or Trading Standards office.
7.2 If you have returned a Product to us because it is faulty or mis-described, we will refund
the price of such defective Product in full, together with any applicable delivery charges or
reasonable costs you incur in returning the Product to us or replace the item if requested.
7.3 Unless the Products are faulty or not as described (in this case, see clause 7.2), you will
be responsible for the cost of returning the Products to us or, where relevant, the cost of us
collecting the Products from you.
7.4 You have a legal obligation to keep the Products in your possession and to take
reasonable care of the Products while they are in your possession.
7.5 Where applicable, refunds will be made to you using the same method and to the same
account as used by you to pay for your order.
7.6 As a customer, you are entitled to a refund if contact is made within 14 days of
receiving your goods explaining that you want to cancel. You then have another 14 days to
return the goods once this information has been passed on. You will receive a refund within
14 days of us receiving the goods back.
- OUR RIGHTS TO CANCEL AND APPLICABLE REFUND
8.1 If we must cancel an order for Products before the Products are delivered, due to an
Event Outside Our Control or the unavailability of stock, we will contact you promptly. If we
must cancel an order in these circumstances and you have made any payment in advance
for Products that have not been delivered to you, we will refund these amounts to you as
soon as possible.
- PROMOTIONAL OFFERS AND VOUCHER CODES
9.1 We reserve the right to extend, withdraw or cancel promotional items, special offers or
voucher codes, at any time for any reason without notice. All offers are subject to
availability and while stocks last.
9.2 A voucher code can only be used once per order. We may decline to fulfil any order
including bulk purchase of Products on promotion or included in a special offer. Only one
code, special or offer or promotional voucher can be used per an Order.
9.3 You warrant that you are using a voucher code on our site in good faith. If you redeem
or attempt to redeem a voucher to which you, or a third party, are not entitled, you may be
committing a civil or criminal offence.
9.4 If we make a refund for a Product that has been purchased under a promotional offer,
the refund will be based on the terms of the promotional price. Your statutory rights are not
affected.
9.5 In the event that Discount Voucher Codes are issued, they will have their own terms
associated to them. These terms will be explained at the time the code is issued (if the code
is issues electronically or physically, i.e. posted/delivered, then the terms will be explained
in writing). If you are in possession of a code that does not work, please contact customer
services immediately. If the code is not working as a result of its individual terms and
conditions then this will be explained.
9.6 Any Introductory Offers are available as one-off purchases only and the Supplier
reserves the right not to honour Introductory Offers at their discretion.
9.7 SC Industries Limited may communicate special offers and articles that may be of
interest to email addresses submitted as part of the order process. All such communications
will contain an option for unsubscribing from the list.
- DELIVERY
10.1 Your order will be fulfilled by the estimated delivery date set out in the Dispatch
Confirmation, unless there is an Event Outside Our Control. If we are unable to meet the
estimated delivery date because of an Event Outside Our Control, you will be informed by
ourselves or our authorised courier company. All delivery dates are estimates and are not
guaranteed.
10.2 Delivery will be completed when we, or our authorised courier company, deliver the
Products to the address you gave us. If no one is available at your address to take delivery,
we, or our authorised courier company, will leave the package in an area that the
authorised courier company considers safe or will endeavour to follow any delivery
instructions you provide but this cannot be guaranteed.
10.3 Replaced by 10.4
10.4 The Products will be your responsibility from the completion of delivery. You own the
Products once we have received payment in full, including all applicable delivery charges.
10.8 Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer’s address specified in the order and
the Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever
they are tendered for delivery. It is the Buyer’s responsibility to check ALL order
confirmations prior to the order being dispatched.
10.9 If the customer refuses a delivery for whatever reason, the parcel is destroyed or
automatically returned to the sender. Perishable items cannot be resent and refusing an
order should be a last resort.
10.10 The Buyer gives permission for the authorised courier to leave the parcel in a safe
location. This is however down to the individual driver discretion and cannot be guaranteed.
- PRICE OF PRODUCTS AND DELIVERY CHARGES
11.1 The prices of the Products will be as quoted on our site. We take reasonable care to
ensure that the prices of Products are correct at the time when the relevant information
was entered onto the system. However if we discover an error in the price of Product(s) you
ordered, please see clause 11.5 for what happens in this event.
11.2 Prices for our Products may change from time to time, but changes will not affect any
order which we have confirmed with a Dispatch Confirmation, unless of an error (11.5).
11.3 The price of a Product includes VAT (where applicable) at the applicable current rate
chargeable in the UK for the time being. However, if the rate of VAT changes between the
date of your order and the date of delivery, we will adjust the VAT you pay, unless you have
already paid for the Products in full before the change in VAT takes effect.
11.4 The price of a Product does not include delivery charges. Our delivery charges are as
quoted on our site from time to time. The UK delivery charges are £4.99 per order. For
International deliveries please check with us.
11.5 Our site contains many Products. It is always possible that, despite our
reasonable efforts, some of the Products on our site may be incorrectly priced. If we
discover an error in the price of the Products you have ordered we will inform you of this
error and we will give you the option of continuing to purchase the Product at the correct
price or cancelling your order. We will not process your order until we have your
instructions. If we are unable to contact you using the contact details you provided during
the order process, we will treat the order as cancelled and notify you in writing. In all
circumstances, please note that if the pricing error is obvious and unmistakable and could
have reasonably been recognised by you as a mispricing, we do not have to provide the
Products to you at the incorrect (lower) price.
11.6 Products can be withdrawn from the Website at any time and promotions, offer codes
and limited time offers can be withdrawn at any time. The Supplier is not liable to anyone
for withdrawing any Products from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
- HOW TO PAY
12.1 Payment for the Products and all applicable delivery charges is in advance.
12.2 Please be aware, if you are paying through PAYPAL the payment will be taken
immediately.
12.3 All financial transactions are processed by our chosen merchant processor.
12.4 All product prices and delivery charges are shown in UK pounds sterling. Your payment
card company will perform any currency conversion.
- OUR LIABILITY
13.1 We will make every effort to ensure that the information on our website is correct,
however, we do not guarantee its entirety and accuracy.
13.2 We do not guarantee that our website will remain available or that all the material
used is kept current.
13.3 We will not be responsible for (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on our
part, or (ii) any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated
savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure), or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses
that were not foreseeable to both you and us when the contract for the sale of products by
us to you was formed.
13.4 We exclude all representations, warranties and conditions (including, without
limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the
use of reasonable care and skill) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
13.5 We will not be liable for direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising under
these terms and conditions, whether arising in tort, contract, or otherwise, including,
without limitation, any loss of profit, contracts, business, goodwill, data, income, revenue or
anticipated savings.
13.6 We will not be held responsible for any loss suffered by the use of any products
purchased by customers containing ingredients prohibited by a sports governing authority
or by a relevant anti-doping agency. We encourage any customer participating in a sport to
check any rules and regulations regarding the use of any supplements before purchasing
any product.
13.7 We will not be liable for any medical defects, ailments or illness suffered by the
customer from the use of any products. All customers purchase products with full
knowledge of their ability to consume them. If there is any doubt of a customer’s ability to
use any products, we encourage the customer to seek professional medical advice.
13.8 We will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising
under these terms and conditions or in connection with our website.
13.9 We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations
under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our
reasonable control. This condition does not affect your right to have the products sent to
you within a reasonable time.
13.10 The laws of some countries do not allow some or all of the limitations described
above. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above limitations may not apply to you
and you might have additional rights.
13.11 Nothing in these conditions limits or excludes our responsibility for fraudulent
representations made by us or for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or
wilful misconduct.
- OUR LIABILITY IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS
14.1 SC Industries Limited does not accept responsibility for any customs restrictions,
duties or charges that apply in your country at the time of import.
14.2 It is your responsibility to check with the relevant medical authority in your country
prior to placing an order to ensure that the products or ingredients conform to any legal
restrictions in place. SC Industries Limited will not be liable for any breach, by you, of any
such laws. Any product ordered that is held by customs, will not be refunded unless all
goods are returned to us in their original condition.
14.3 Except as expressly stated in these Terms, we do not give any representation,
warranties or undertakings in relation to the Products. Any representation, condition or
warranty which might be implied or incorporated into these Terms by statute, common law
or otherwise is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. In particular, we will not be
responsible for ensuring that the Products are suitable for your purposes.
- EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL
15.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance
of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by an Event Outside Our Control
(defined below).
15.2 An Event Outside Our Control means any act, event, omission or accident beyond our
reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action
by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack,
war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, malicious damage, act of
God, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural
disaster, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, or
failure of a utility service or public or private telecommunications networks or impossibility
of motor transport or other means of private transport, breakdown of plant or machinery or
default of suppliers or subcontractors.
15.3 If an Event Outside Our Control takes place that affects the performance of our
obligations under a Contract:
(a) we will contact you as soon as reasonably possible to notify you; and
(b) our obligations under a Contract will be suspended and the time for performance of our
obligations will be extended for the duration of the Event Outside Our Control. Where the
Event Outside Our Control affects our delivery of Products to you, we will arrange a new
delivery date with you after the Event Outside Our Control is over.
- COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US
16.1 When we refer, in these Terms, to “in writing”, this will include email.
16.2 If you are a consumer:
(a) To cancel a Contract in accordance with clause 7, please contact us by e-mail via the
‘contact us’ page on the website. You may wish to keep a copy of your cancellation
notification for your own records. If you send us your cancellation notice by email, then
your cancellation is effective from the date we received your email. If you call us to notify us
of your cancellation, then your cancellation is effective from the date you telephone us and
talk to us.
(b) If you wish to contact us in writing for any other reason, you can send this to us by email.
16.3 If we have to contact you or give you notice in writing, we will do so by email or phone.
16.4 If you are a business:
(a) Any notice or other communication given by you to us, or by us to you, under or in
connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered by email, or posted
on our site.
(b) A notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received: if sent by
email, one business day after transmission; or, if posted on our site, immediately.
(c) In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, that such email was sent
to the specified email address of the addressee.
(d) The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other
documents in any legal action.
- OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS
17.1 We may transfer our rights and obligations under a Contract to another organisation,
but this will not affect your rights or our obligations under these Terms. You may only
transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person if we agree in
writing.
17.2 This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce
any of its terms.
17.3 Each of the paragraphs of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant
authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining
paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
17.4 If we fail to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms, or if we
do not enforce our rights against you, or if we delay in doing so, that will not mean that we
have waived our rights against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with
those obligations. If we do waive a default by you, we will only do so in writing, and that will
not mean that we will automatically waive any later default by you.
17.5 If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms are governed by English law. This
means a Contract for the purchase of Products through our site and any dispute or claim
arising out of or in connection with it will be governed by English law. You and we both
agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if
you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland,
and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
17.6 If you are a business, a Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection
with it 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.
17.7 If you are a business, we both irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection
with a Contract or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or
claims).
- COMPETITIONS
18.1 Entry is open to residents of the UK except employees (and their families) of SC Industries Limited
18.2 The entrant(s) must be aged 18 or over. Proof of identity and age may be required.
18.3 Use of a false name, email address, postal address, social media account (where
applicable) will result in disqualification.
18.4 Competition entries which are submitted on the basis that the entrant has entered
their email address in the fields provided must be verified by way of clicking a link within the
automated confirmation email.
18.5 Entrants are free to unsubscribe from the SC Industries Limited mailing list at any
time after the draw has been completed.
18.6 Competition entries which are submitted on the basis that the entrant has followed
Supplement Cartel on Social Media will always be verified.
18.7 Entrants are free to unfollow Supplement Cartel at any time after the draw has
been completed.
18.8 Competition entries which are submitted on the basis that the entrant has Liked Supplement Cartel on Facebook will always be verified.
18.9 Entrants are free to un-Like Supplement Cartel at any time after the draw has been
completed.
18.10 Competition entries which are submitted on the basis that the entrant has retweeted
a Supplement Cartel tweet on Twitter will always be verified.
18.11 Competition entries which are submitted on the basis that the entrant has Liked a
specific page or article on Facebook will always be verified.
18.12 Entrants are free to un-Like said page or article at any time after the draw has been
completed.
18.13 Email addresses will be retained by SC Industries Limited for use by Supplement Cartel, but they not be given or sold to any third party.
18.14 SC Industries Limited may communicate special offers and articles that may be of
interest to email addresses submitted as part of the competition entry process. All such
communications will contain an option for unsubscribing from the list.
18.15 Winners will be informed via email as soon as the draw has taken place.
18.16 Winners agree to the use of their name, and where applicable photograph/avatar
from Social media, in any post-winning publicity.
18.17 The prizes are as stated, are not transferable to another individual and no cash or
other alternatives will be offered
18.18 Supplement Cartel reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of competitions and
reject entries from entrants not entering into the spirit of the competition.
18.19 Where applicable, the decision of the judges is final based on the criteria set out in
the promotion and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision.
18.20 Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time.
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20 LINKS TO AND FROM OUR WEBSITE
20.1 Hypertext links are links by which visitors can move from one website to another or
from one page to another within the same website.
20.2 Our website contains hypertext links to third parties’ websites. Any hypertext links
between our website and any third party website are provided for your convenience only
and we accept no liability whatsoever for the contents of any such third party website. We
exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with
or as a result of third party website material or your accessing of third party websites
causing any damage, costs, injury or loss of any kind.
20.3 You agree that if you wish to create any links between our website and any other
website you will do so only in accordance with these Terms of Use or as we otherwise agree
in writing. We reserve the right to withdraw any linking permission without notice.
20.4 You may link to the homepage of our website, provided that you do so in a way that is
fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
20.5 You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association,
approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
20.6 You must not establish a link to our website in any website that is not owned by you or
which does not comply with these Terms of Use.
20.7 Our website must not be framed on any other site and you may not create a link to any
part of our website other than the homepage.