Terms and Conditions

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These Terms and Conditions are made up of:

(i) Part A - Terms of Use of Website;

(ii) Part B - Terms of Sale;

(iii) Part C – General;

Together we refer to these as the ‘terms’ or ‘terms of use’.

So, buckle up and let’s get started...

Part A: Terms of Use of Website

1. Who we are

We’re an enthusiastic bunch.  We love a bit of wit.  And everything we do, we do with integrity.  Uk.koh.com is where we call home. It’s our website (‘site’) operated by us, Koh Europe Ltd Company Number 11333689 of St Ann’s Wharf, 112 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3DX, England (‘Koh’, ‘us, ‘we’, and ‘our’). ‘You’ means you, the individual or company using our site.  

2. By using our Site you accept these terms

Your access to the Site is conditional upon your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained in this document or referred to in this document (Terms of Use).

By using and accessing our Site, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use or access our Site.

3. How you may use material on our Site

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright and trade marks) in our Site, and in the material published on it.

All materials displayed on the Site, including without limitation all information, text, photographs, illustrations, artwork and other graphic materials are the property of Koh or its related companies or their suppliers and/or licensors unless indicated otherwise on the Site, and are protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others to content posted on our Site.

If we provide social media features such as the ability to share content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our Site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

4. Do not rely on information on this Site

This Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and we make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation or availability of the Site.

The content on our Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

5. Security, viruses and link

5.1 Koh does not warrant that any of the functions contained on the Site or your access to the Koh Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any notifications, will be made in a timely manner, or at all.

5.2 Although we work very hard to prevent third parties from interfering with our Site, we cannot guarantee that it will always be secure or free from bugs or viruses. We recommend that you use virus protection software when using any website and that you take precautions to ensure that the process that you employ for accessing our Site is secure and does not expose you to interference which may damage your computer system. We do not accept responsibility or liability for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of our Site.

5.3 Where our Site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. Your access to such third party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for those websites.

6. Cookies

6.1 When you access our Site, we may send a “cookie” (which is a small summary file containing a unique ID number) to your computer. This enables us to recognise your computer and greet you each time you visit our Site without bothering you with a request to register. It also enables us to keep track of products or services you view so that, if you consent, we can send you news about those products or services. We also use cookies to measure traffic patterns, to determine which areas of our Site have been visited and to measure transaction patterns in the aggregate. We use this to research our users’ habits so that we can improve our online products and services. Our cookies do not collect personal information. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can set your browser so that your computer does not accept them.

6.2 We may log IP addresses (that is, the electronic addresses of computers connected to the internet) to analyse trends, administer the Site, track users movements, and gather broad demographic information.

• be, or contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate as determined by Koh;
• contain or promote sexual or pornographic material, violence, or any form of discrimination;
• infringe any patent, trade mark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person;
• violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy;
• promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act;
• be likely to deceive or impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organisation, including with us; and
• involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter, advertising or any other form of solicitation or unauthorised communication;

(together the “Content Standards”).

8.2 By uploading UGC to the Site or our social media channels, you warrant that the UGC complies with the Content Standards, and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty except to the extent that we caused or contributed to that loss. We may report any breach of your warranty to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Site or social media channels will cease immediately.

9. Rules about linking to our Site

You may link to our Site if you first obtain consent from us by contacting careuk@koh.com. Any linking must be done in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the Content Standards.

10. Our trade marks

"KOH" and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are our trade marks. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under clause 7.

11. Prohibited uses

You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Site:

• in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from other countries);
• to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the Content Standards;
• to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material;
• to impersonate or attempt to impersonate us, any of our employees, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing); or
• to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm us or users of the Site or expose them to liability.

• use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Site, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Site;
• use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site;
• introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Site;
• otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.

While we endeavour to take reasonable care in preparing and maintaining the information on the Site, we make no representation about the accuracy, reliability, adequacy, completeness or timeliness of the content, including the price of any Products available for purchase from our Koh Online Store. The content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. The content is subject to change at any time without notice and may not be up to date or accurate at the time you view it.

13. Limitation of liability

13.1 In no event will we be liable for damages of any kind, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, our Site, any websites linked to it, any content on our Site or such other websites or any services or items obtained through our Site or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

13.2 Nothing in these Terms of Use affects any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. 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 and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Where our liability cannot be excluded, we limit our liability to the fullest extent permitted by English law.

14. Termination

The Terms of Use are effective until terminated by us. In addition to any other rights set out in these Terms of Use, we may terminate these Terms of Use and your access to this Site in our absolute and sole discretion at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorised to access or use this Site. All restrictions imposed on you, together with all disclaimers, limitations of liability and indemnities set out in the Terms of Use, will survive the termination of these Terms of Use and will continue in full force and effect.

Part B: Terms of Sale

Please read these Terms of Sale carefully before ordering any Products from the Koh Online Store

15. Application of these Terms of Sale

15.1 All purchases of Products from the online store made available on the Site (Koh Online Store) will be governed by the following terms of sale, including any other terms and conditions which may be notified to you at the time of placing your order, for example, promotional terms and conditions (Terms of Sale).

15.2 By ordering Products, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Sale.

15.3 In addition to the Terms of Sale, by ordering any Products via the Koh Online Store you acknowledge and agree that your use of the Site will be governed by:

• our Terms of Use; and
• our Privacy Policy,

and you:

• agree to comply with the Terms of Use; and
• consent to Koh’s use of your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

16. You must keep your account details safe

16.1 If you create an account on the Koh Online Store you are responsible for:

• maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password;
• restricting access to your password; and
• all activities and each purchase that occurs under your account unless those activities or purchases are carried out by an unauthorised third party who has gained access to your account other than by reason of your negligence or carelessness.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows the password for your user account, you must promptly notify us at careuk@koh.com

17. Use of the Koh Online Store

You warrant that all Products purchased from the Koh Online Store are being purchased for personal use (not commercial use) and will not be resold or resupplied.

18. Placing an order

18.1 To be able to buy Products you must:

• read and accept these Terms of Sale;
• provide your name and address, phone number, email address, payment details and other required information;
• provide a delivery address within the United Kingdom; and
• be aged 18 years or over.

18.2 You may place an order by clicking on the "ADD TO CART" button and proceeding to the checkout page.

18.3 You will be provided with an opportunity to review your order, read and accept the Terms of Sale, check the total price of your order and the information you have provided, and correct any input errors before confirming your order. We will not be responsible for any delay or failure to process your order if it is not completed properly or accurately.

20. Koh’s rights in respect of an order

20.1 We may reject all or part of an order in our sole discretion for any reason, including without limitation in the case of abnormal orders and orders which we suspect are not placed in accordance with these Terms of Sale or orders in response to incorrect offers on the Koh Online Store made as a result of human, system or technology error (including errors in the image, description or price).

20.2 We may from time to time impose quantity restrictions or limits on the Products you can order. Any quantity or total value restrictions will be stated on the Koh Online Store or communicated to you at the time of placing your order or otherwise communicated to you. If we reject an order on the basis of the quantity restrictions we will contact you to alert you that we cannot process the order, and to notify you of any refund of any money paid for that order.

20.3 If we notice a pattern of orders or purchase activity that appears abnormal then we may suspend or deactivate that account and any associated accounts in our sole discretion. If we suspend or deactivate your account and you believe that this was done in error please contact careuk@koh.com.

20.4 If, after receiving your order, we are unable to fulfil that order, we will contact you to discuss the order.

20.5 We will email you to confirm that your order has been dispatched (Shipment Confirmation Email).

20.6 The contract will only relate to those Products which have been dispatched and are listed in the Shipment Confirmation Email. We will not be obliged to supply any other Products which may have been part of your order until the dispatch of such Products has been confirmed in a separate Shipment Confirmation Email.

From time to time promotional codes may be offered to the public or individual customers. To redeem a promotional code, the code should be entered during check out (of a valid transaction) when prompted. A maximum of one promotional code will be permitted per transaction. Promotional codes cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer including other promotional codes and/or gift with purchase promotions. Promotional codes cannot be exchanged for cash. Promotional codes cannot be used retroactively on orders that have already been placed. Delivery charges are excluded from the calculation of % off discount promotional codes

 23. Payment

23.1 Payment must be made by VISA, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal. The name on the credit card must be the same as the name of the person placing the order.

23,2 If we do not receive the authorisation that the payment has been processed, we will cancel your order.

23.3 The value of your purchase will be settled from the applicable card when the order is placed.

23.4 If your credit card payment cannot be processed you will be notified of this on the Koh Online Store. You will then need to contact the card issuer and endeavour to resolve the issue directly.

We will not be responsible for delay or failure to perform, if the delay or failure is caused by any act, event, non-happening, omission, accident or circumstance beyond its reasonable control including but not limited to:

• civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war;
• strikes or lock-outs (or other industrial action);
• national or local states of emergency;
• failure of transportation facilities, power or utility outages, earthquake, fire, explosion, storm, flood, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster;
• impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport; or
• the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government.

Our performance is deemed to be suspended for the period that the above continues.

26. Product Availability

We use reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of Products you order from the Koh Online Store but at times, Products may be out of stock or not available for reasons beyond our control.

27. Title to Products

We retain full legal title to Products until we have received in full all amounts payable for the Products and you have received your Shipping Confirmation Email. The Products will be at your risk from the time of delivery.

28. ‘Refer a friend’ terms and conditions 

28.1 We may make discounts codes or promotional items available where you refer your friends to our Site (Referral Offer). Where we make Referral Offers available to you to refer a friend to our Site, the following conditions apply:

(a) only one Referral Offer may be redeemed in any transaction in the Koh Online Store;

(b) the communication containing the Referral Offer must be created in a personal, non-commercial manner; and

(c) communications via bulk circulation, to individuals other than family and friends and any other conduct that Koh determines (in its sole discretion) may constitute actual or attempted fraud are prohibited.

28.2 We reserve the right to invalidate any such Referral Offer, withdraw a Referral Offer and terminate your use of this Site immediately if these terms and conditions are not complied with in connection with any Referral Offer.

29. Quality and Packing

29.1 The Products shall:

(a) be of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, as amended) and fit for any purpose held out by us; and

(b) comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

32. Liability, Exclusions and Limitations

32.1 Nothing in these Terms of Sale excludes, restricts, modifies or limits your rights and remedies under, or the application of English law.

32.2 The only conditions, guarantees and warranties which are binding on us in respect of the Products and services supplied by us on the Koh Online Store are those expressly set out in these Terms of Sale or required to be binding by statute. To the fullest extent permitted by law all other terms and conditions, concerning the quality or condition of any Products or goods, information, service, material, advice or recommendation supplied by us to you through the Koh Online Store are excluded.

32.3 If we breach any term or condition and our liability cannot be lawfully excluded but can be lawfully limited, then to the extent permitted by law and without excluding, restricting, modifying or limiting your rights and remedies under English law, our liability for such breach is limited at our election to either: (a) resupplying the Products (or equivalent goods) you have purchased in respect of which the claim arises; or (b) paying you the amount you paid us for those Products.

32.4 To the fullest extent permitted by law, we have no liability to you or any other person, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or restitution, or for breach of statutory duty or misrepresentation or otherwise for any loss of or anticipated profit, loss or corruption of data, loss of use, damage to goodwill or loss due to delay, or other direct or indirect loss or damage however caused which may be suffered or incurred or which may arise from or in connection with your use of the Site, Koh Online Store or your use of or reliance upon any of the information, services and/or materials contained in it or provided by it to you or our negligence or our breach of our obligations under these Terms of Sale.

32.5 Nothing in these Terms of Sale shall limit or exclude our liability for:

(a) death or personal injury resulting from our negligence;

(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(c) breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979; or

(d) breach of section 2 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

By purchasing any Products from us, you consent to us collecting, holding, using and disclosing your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, a copy of which is available further below [scroll down];

34. Termination

Without prejudice to our termination or other rights under any other provision of these Terms of Sale or applicable law, we may at any time prior to delivering the Products to you, immediately terminate the contract for the supply of Products to you if:

• in our reasonable opinion you breach these Terms of Sale and the breach is not capable of being remedied; or
• you breach these Terms of Sale, the breach is capable of being remedied, and you fail to remedy the breach after we have given you 7 days to remedy the breach.

If we terminate the contract pursuant to this clause, we will refund any money already received for that order.

Part C: General

35. We may make changes to these Terms and the Site

We revise these Terms from time to time. Any changes to these Terms will be effective on the date on which they are posted on the Site. Every time you wish to use our Site, please check these Terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. We may also update and change our Site from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our customers' needs and our business priorities.

36. We may suspend or withdraw our Site

We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for business and operational reasons.

37. Eligibility to use our Site

Our Site is directed to users who are at least 18 years of age and are residing in and using this Site within the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or throughout our Site is appropriate for use or available in other locations.  If you access our Site from outside the United Kingdom, you do at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with laws applicable to your accessing the Site from your location.

38. Transfer of rights and obligations

38.1 These Terms are binding on you and us, and on any person to whom we might transfer its rights.

38.2 You must not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise deal with a contract with us, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent.

38.3 We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise deal with a contract with you, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time.

39.  Entire agreement

These Terms and any document expressly referred to in them represents the entire agreement between us and you and supersedes any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between us, whether oral or in writing.

You acknowledge that, in entering into a contract with us, you have not relied on any representation, undertaking or promise given by us or any third party or implied from anything said or written in negotiations between us except as expressly stated in these Terms.

40. Severability

If any provision in these Terms is unenforceable, illegal or void or makes these Terms or any part of it unenforceable, illegal or void, then that provision is severed and the rest of these Terms remain in force.

41. Third Party Rights

41.1 Unless expressly stated otherwise, these Terms do not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any provision of these Terms.

42. Applicable law

These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

43. Jurisdiction

We both agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Terms or their subject matter or formation.