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It is hereby stated that the following conditions govern sales on or for the ECOSSE.FR website, of links and advertising space or other provision of services or products pertaining to the promotion of Scotland in France. These conditions are applicable at the exclusion of all other conditions, notably those in force for shop sales.

ARTICLE 1 - PRICE
1.1 - Products are priced in Pounds Sterling and in Euros, and are subject to French VAT at 19.6% unless stated otherwise.
1.2 - If you are ordering from a country other than metropolitan / mainland France you become the importer of the products concerned and are responsible for any related declarations and payments to the appropriate authorities in your country. For all products sent outside the EU and French provinces, prices will automatically be calculated excluding taxes on the invoice. Customs duty and other local taxes or import duty or state taxes may be levied. These duties and charges will not be met by TERRE D'ECOSSE. We advise you to consult your local authority for full information on your responsibilities in this respect.
1.3 - All orders regardless of origin are payable in Pounds Sterling or Euros.
1.4 - TERRE D'ECOSSE reserves the right to alter its prices at any time. Products will be invoiced based on the prices in force at the time of ordering, according to availability.
All products remain the property of TERRE D'ECOSSE and its partners until full payment is received.

ARTICLE 2 - ORDERING
By Internet: www.ecosse.fr
Orders can also be placed by telephone:
- on +33.1.44.41.12.00 from mainland France. From Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 18:30pm (GMT Paris local).
Contractual information is presented in French and in English and will be subject to confirmation of acceptance no later than the date and time of delivery.

ARTICLE 3 - VALIDATION
By clicking on the 'validate' button at the end of the ordering process, you accept fully and unconditionally these General Conditions of Sale.
The information recorded by ECOSSE.FR constitutes the proof of all transactions between TERRE D'ECOSSE and its clients.
The information recorded by the payment system constitutes the proof of financial transactions.

ARTICLE 4 - AVAILABILITY
The services we provide are offered on a permanent basis, with the exception of promotional offers limited to a specific period. Offers of our products are dependent on available stock. Where a product is not stocked in our own stores, offers are dependent upon the availability of this product from our suppliers.
In this framework, information on product availability is provided when your order is passed / approved. As this information comes directly from our suppliers any errors or alterations are independent of our control. Should a product prove to be unavailable after your order has been passed you will be informed:
- by E-mail
- by post in the shortest possible delay / return of post.

Should this situation arise, your order can be cancelled or altered by telephoning +33.1.44.41.12.00 or by writing to:
- info@ecosse.fr
- TERRE D'ECOSSE, 1 bis, rue de Lanneau 75005 Paris , France

ARTICLE 5 - DELIVERY
5.1- Delivery of on-line services (referencing, stand, virtual shop) concerning the site will take place within 45 days.
5.2 - Products will be delivered to the delivery address indicated during the ordering process.
The delivery period is an estimate corresponding to average delays for processing and delivery of products to metropolitan / mainland France. In the case of items available for delivery on several different dates, the delivery period is based on the longest expected delay. TERRE D'ECOSSE reserves the right to divide deliveries if necessary. Only products which have been sent will be debited. Postage and packaging costs will only be invoiced for a single consignment. In case of unforeseen delay, you will be notified by E-mail.

ARTICLE 6 - PAYMENT
Your purchases can be paid for by bank card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB and various other credit cards.
Your card will not be debited until such time as the order is despatched.

ARTICLE 7 - SECURITY
Our site operates with a secure system:
We use the SSL encryption system and have also reinforced the mixing and encoding procedures to protect as effectively as possible all sensitive information relating to payment.

ARTICLE 8 - SATISFACTION OR REFUND
8.1 - If a product is unsuitable it can be returned in the 7 days following delivery.
Return postage charges in this case will be met by the client. Only the price of the product(s) purchased will be refunded.
Should a package be returned unopened, you will be refunded the cost of product(s) purchased and the outward postage fees.
Returns should be directed to TERRE D'ECOSSE, 1 bis, rue de Lanneau 75005 Paris , France.
8.2 - The right to return products is not valid for audio or video recordings, computer programmes or food products unless the seal remains intact. Articles returned incomplete, damaged or soiled by the client will not be accepted.
8.3 - We will offer a refund or exchange of products which are unsuitable (defective or not as ordered). In this case we would ask you to state the reasons why the product(s) do(es) not meet your specifications clearly on the order form when you return the product(s). TERRE D'ECOSSE will then effect the exchange or refund of the product(s).
In cases such as those outlined in article 8.3, postage costs will be refunded to you. However, the sum of return postage costs to be refunded must not exceed 1.5 times the postage costs originally invoiced.
8.4 - Refunds will take place not more than 30 days after receipt of the returned products.
Refunds will be made, at the discretion of TERRE D'ECOSSE, either by direct payment to your bank account or by cheque in the name of the client who placed the order and to the address on the invoice.
8.5 - No dispatch in counter-reimbursement will be accepted, whatever the grounds.

ARTICLE 9 - CUSTOMER SERVICES
If you have any questions or require any further information please contact our Customer Service:
Tel: +33.1.44.41.12.00
Fax: +33.1.44.41.14.54
(open from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 18:30pm)
Address: 1 bis, rue de Lanneau 75005 Paris
E-Mail : info@terredecosse.com

ARTICLE 10 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / OWNERSHIP
All texts, commentaries, artwork, illustrations and images reproduced on the ECOSSE.FR website remain the intellectual property of their author; the right to be recognised as author is asserted throughout the world. As such, and conforming to the Code of Intellectual Property only reproduction for private use is permitted and this being subject to restrictive conditions as detailed in the Code of Intellectual Property. All other use constitutes fraud and is sanctioned under the Code of Intellectual Property except where prior written permission has been given by Terre d'Ecosse. All reproduction in whole or part of works published, presented or created by TERRE D'ECOSSE is strictly prohibited.

ARTICLE 11 - RESPONSIBILITY
All our products conform to current French legislation. TERRE D'ECOSSE will not accept responsibility for infraction of the legislation of the country to which products are delivered. It is your responsibility to confirm with your local authorities if it is possible to import or use the products and services you wish to order. Photographs and texts reproduced on the site depicting products are not contractual. As a result TERRE D'ECOSSE will not accept responsibility in case of an error relating to these texts or photographs.
TERRE D'ECOSSE will not be held responsible for non-fulfilment of a contract in case of a product being out of stock or unavailable, or due to natural disaster, partial or total disruption or strike of postal services, transport services and /or communications, flood or fire. TERRE D'ECOSSE will not be held responsible for indirect losses resulting from the above and including loss of sales or market share, loss of profit, costs or damages.
Hypertext links connect to sites other than ECOSSE.FR. TERRE D'ECOSSE rejects all responsibility should the content of any of these sites contravene current legal arrangements and regulations.

ARTICLE 12 - APPLICABLE LAWS - LITIGATION
This contract is subject to French law and is issued in both French and English. In case of legal dispute only French law courts will be considered competent.

ARTICLE 13 - CONFIDENTIALITY AND RIGHT OF ACCESS
TERRE D'ECOSSE will not divulge to third parties the information given by you. This information is confidential. It will be used within the company solely to process your order and to personalise and improve communications as well as cultural and product offers intended for TERRE D'ECOSSE clients. This applies primarily to "The Albassador" newsletter to which you will be subscribed as part of the framework of customisation of the site.
However, when you visit TERRE D'ECOSSE from certain other sites which are partners of TERRE D'ECOSSE and are identified as such, information concerning you may be susceptible to communication to third parties. If you do not agree to this please inform the sites concerned.
In consequence, conforming to the Freedom of Information Act of 6 January 1978, you retain the right of access, amendment, and retraction of personal information concerning you.
To assert this right simply make your request either on-line or by post, giving us your full name, address and if possible your customer reference:
info@ecosse.fr
Address: 1 bis, rue de Lanneau 75005 Paris, France Our site is designed to be particularly attentive to our clients needs. This is one of the reasons why we employ cookies. The cookie serves to signal your arrival on our site. Cookies are thus solely used by TERRE D'ECOSSE to improve the customised service you receive.
ECOSSE.FR is a service of: TERRE D'ECOSSE.
Headquarters: 1 bis, rue de Lanneau 75005 Paris , France
RCS PARIS B 404 380 313

 

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