Terms and Conditions

1. Application of Conditions

The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with any quotation or offer of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer, or any order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller, subject in either case to these Conditions, which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which any such quotation is accepted or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made, by the Buyer.

2. Interpretation

2.1

In these Conditions:-

"Business Day" in relation to the sale of the Goods means any day and in relation to the delivery of the Goods means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday unless previously agreed in writing;

"the Buyer" means the person who accepts a quotation or offer of the Seller for the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller;

"the Contract" means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods under these conditions;

"these Conditions" means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller;

"the Delivery Date" means the date on which the Goods are to be delivered as stipulated in the Buyer's order or put forth and accepted by the Seller;

"the Goods" means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any parts for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Conditions;

"month" means a calendar month;

"the Seller" means vitaminsforlife.co.uk

"writing" includes any communications effected by web pages, email, telex, facsimile transmission or any comparable means;

2.2

Any reference in these Conditions to a statute or a provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that statute or provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.

2.3

The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

3. Basis of Sale

3.1

The Seller's employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in writing. In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so confirmed.

3.2

No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.

3.3

Web pages, sales literature, price lists and other documents issued by the Seller in relation to the Goods are subject to alteration without notice and do not constitute offers to sell the Goods which are capable of acceptance. An order placed by the Buyer may not be altered prior to acceptance by the Seller and no contract for the sale of the Goods shall be binding on the Seller unless the Seller has issued a quotation which is expressed to be an offer to sell the goods or has accepted an order placed by the Buyer by whichever is the earlier of:-

  • the Seller's written acceptance;
  • delivery of the Goods; or
  • the Seller's invoice.

4. Orders and Specifications

4.1

No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed in writing by the Seller's authorised representative.

4.2

The specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller's web pages and sales documentation unless varied expressly in the Buyer's order (if accepted by the Seller). The Goods will only be supplied in the minimum units (or multiples) stated in the Seller's price list or in multiples of the sales outer as specified. Orders received for quantities other than these will be adjusted accordingly, illustrations, photographs or descriptions whether in web pages, catalogues, brochures, price lists or other documents issued by the Seller are intended as a guide only and shall not be binding on the Seller.

4.3

The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory or regulatory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller's specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance.

4.4

No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the agreement in writing of the Seller on the terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.

5. Price of Goods

5.1

The price of the Goods shall be the price listed in the Seller's web pages and/or published price list current at the date of acceptance of the Buyer's order or such other price as may be agreed in writing by the Seller and the Buyer.

5.2

Where the Seller has quoted a price for the Goods other than in accordance with the Seller's web pages and/or published price list the price quoted shall be valid for 7 days only or such lesser time as the Seller may specify.

5.3

The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the control of the Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation currency regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery address, delivery dates, quantities or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the Buyer, or any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information or instructions.

5.4

The Seller will allow the Buyer quantity discounts subject to and in accordance with the conditions set out in the Seller's web pages and/or published price list for the Goods current at the date of acceptance of the Buyer's Order.

5.5

Any settlement discount specified by the Seller in the Contract will be allowed by the Seller to the Buyer in respect of Goods for which payment is received by the Seller on or before the due date and otherwise in accordance with the payment terms set out in these Conditions and provided that no other amounts owing by the Buyer to the Seller are overdue and unpaid.

5.6

Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any web pages and/or price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are inclusive of the Seller's charges for packaging and transport to the location in the United Kingdom specified in the Buyer's order.

5.7

The price is inclusive of any applicable value added tax excise, sales or taxes or levies of a similar nature which are imposed or charged by any competent fiscal authority in respect of the Goods, which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.

5.8

The cost of pallets and returnable containers will be charged to the Buyer in addition to the price of the Goods, but full credit will be given to the Buyer provided they are returned at the Buyer's expense undamaged to the Seller.

6. Terms of Payment

6.1

Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller shall require payment for the price of the Goods before delivery or collection is arranged.

6.2

The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods (less any discount or credit allowed by the Seller, but without any other deduction credit or set off) before the Goods are collected or despatched. Payment shall be made notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and/or that the property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of the payment of the price shall be of the essence of the Contract. Receipts for payment will be issued only upon request.

6.3

All payments shall be made to the Seller in Pounds Sterling at its office as indicated on the form of acceptance or invoice issued by the Seller.

6.4

The Seller is not obliged to accept orders from any customer or buyer who has not supplied the Seller with references satisfactory to the Seller; if at any time the Seller is not satisfied as to the creditworthiness of the Buyer it may give notice in writing to the Buyer that no further credit will be allowed to the Buyer in which event no further goods will be delivered to the Buyer other than against cash payment and notwithstanding Clause 6.2 of these conditions, all amounts owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall be immediately payable in cash.

7. Delivery

7.1

Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Seller delivering the Goods to the place in the United Kingdom specified in the Buyer's order and/or the Seller's acceptance as the location to which the Goods are to be delivered by the Seller or, if no place of delivery is so specified, by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller's premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods have been paid for and are ready for collection.

7.2

The Delivery Date is approximate only and time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the Delivery Date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.

7.3

Where delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in bulk, the Seller reserves the right to deliver up to 5 per cent more or 5 per cent less than the quantity ordered without any adjustment in the price, and the quantity so delivered shall be deemed to be the quantity ordered.

7.4

Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.

7.5

If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or any part of them on the Delivery Date and/or fails to provide any instructions, documents, licences, consents or authorisations required to enable the Goods to be delivered on that date, the Seller shall be entitled upon given written notice to the Buyer to store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and then notwithstanding the provision of Clause 8.1 of these Conditions risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer, delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the Buyer shall pay to the Seller all costs and expenses including storage and insurance charges arising from such failure.

8. Risk and Property

8.1

Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer at:-

  • in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller's premises, the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for collection; or
  • in the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller's premises, the time of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.

8.2

Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer for which payment is then due.

8.3

Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer:-

  • the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller's fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer and third parties and properly stored, protected and insured and identified as the Seller's property;
  • the Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business, but shall account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods, whether tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds, and shall keep all such proceeds separate from any moneys or property of the Buyer and third parties and in the case of tangible proceeds, properly stored, protected and insured;
  • and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold, the Seller shall be entitled at any time to require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.

8.4

The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the goods which remain the property of the Seller, but if the Buyer does so all money owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.

9. Seller's Default

9.1

If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods or any of them on the Delivery Date other than for reasons outside the Seller's reasonable control or the Buyer's or its carrier's fault:-

  • if the Seller delivers the Goods at any time thereafter the Seller shall have no liability in respect of such late delivery;
  • if the Buyer gives written notice to the Seller within ten business days after the Delivery Date and the Seller fails to deliver the Goods within four business days after receiving such notice the Buyer may cancel the order and the Seller's liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost of the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) of similar goods to those not delivered over the price of the Goods not delivered.

9.2

The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in delivery or in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Seller's obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,

the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Seller's reasonable control:-

  • act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
  • war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition;
  • acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental. parliamentary or local authority;
  • import or export regulations or embargoes; and/or
  • strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third party).

10. Defective Goods

10.1

If on delivery any of the Goods are defective in any material respect and either the Buyer lawfully refuses delivery of the defective Goods or, if they are signed for on delivery "condition and contents unknown" the Buyer gives written notice of such defect to the Seller within a reasonable time of such delivery, the Seller shall:-

  • Depending on cicumstances (e.g. the length of time after purchase) replace the defective Goods within 14 days of receiving the Buyer's notice; or
  • refund to the Buyer the price for the goods which are defective; but the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer in respect thereof and the Buyer may not reject the Goods if delivery is not refused or notice give by the Buyer as aforesaid.

10.2

No Goods may be returned to the Seller without the prior agreement in writing of the Seller. Subject thereto any Goods returned which the Seller is satisfied were supplied subject to defects of quality or condition which would not be apparent on inspection shall either be replaced free of charge or, the Seller shall refund or credit to the Buyer the price of such defective Goods but the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer.

10.3

If the Buyer purchases any Goods within six months of the launch of such goods the Buyer shall have the right to return the Goods or any part of such order within 1 months of delivery, provided always that the Buyer exercising such right shall (a) return such goods at his risk and cost; and (b) indemnify the Seller against any cost incurred by the Seller in rectifying any deterioration of the Goods caused by incorrect storage or use while in the Buyer's hands.

10.4

The Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, or any wilful damage, negligence, subjection to normal conditions, failure to follow the Seller's instructions (whether oral or in writing), misuse or alteration of the Goods without the Seller's approval, or any other act or omission on the part of the Buyer, its employees or agents or any third party.

10.5

Goods, other than defective Goods returned under Conditions 10.1 or 10.2, returned by the Buyer and accepted by the Seller may be credited to the Buyer at the Seller's sole discretion and without any obligation on the part of the Seller. Where Goods returned to the Seller are not resaleable they will not be considered for credit and will be destroyed by the Seller at the Buyer's expense in the interests of safety.

10.6

Subject as expressly provided in these Conditions, and except where the Goods are sold under a consumer sale, all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.7

Where the Goods are sold under a consumer sale the statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected by these Conditions.

10.8

The Buyer shall be responsible to ensure that, except to the extent that instructions as to the use or sale of the Goods are contained in the packaging or labelling of the Goods, any use or sale of the Goods by the Buyer is in compliance with all applicable statutory handling and sale of the Goods by the Buyer is carried out in accordance with directions given by the Seller or any competent governmental or regulatory authority and the Buyer will indemnify the Seller against any liability loss or damage which the Seller might suffer as a result of the Buyer's failure to comply with this condition.

11. Buyer's Default

11.1

If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the

Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to:-

  • cancel the order or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
  • appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the goods supplied under any other contract between > the Buyer and the Seller) as the Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Buyer); and
  • charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgement) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of two per cent per

annum above National Westminster Bank plc base rate from time to time, until payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for the purpose of calculating interest).

11.2

This condition applies if:-

  • the Buyer fails to perform or observe any of its obligations hereunder or is otherwise in breach of the Contract; or
  • the Buyer becomes subject to an administration order or makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors (within the

meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986) or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into

liquidation; or

  • an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or
  • the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
  • the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer accordingly.

11.3

If Condition 11.2 applies then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.

12. Confidentiality, Publications and Endorsements

12.1

The Buyer undertakes to the Seller that:-

  • the Buyer will regard as confidential the contract and all information obtained by the Buyer relating to the business and/or products of the Seller and will not use or disclose to any third party such information without the Seller's prior written consent provided that this undertaking shall not apply to information which is in the public domain other than by reason of the Buyer's default;
  • the Buyer will not use or authorise or permit any other person to use any name, trademark, house mark, emblem or symbol which the Seller is licensed to use or which is owned by the Seller upon any web site, premises, note paper, visiting cards, advertisement or other printed matter or in any other manner whatsoever unless such use shall have been previously authorised in writing by the Seller and (where appropriate) its Licensor;
  • the Buyer will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure compliance with this Condition by its employees, servants and agents.

This Condition shall survive the termination of the Contract.

13. General

13.1

Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed to the other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice.

13.2

No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

13.3

If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

13.4

SHIPPING RETURNS

SHIPPING

Shipping to UK addresses is free on orders over £19.99. But on heavier items, a postage charge will be applied.

Shipping to Europe and the Rest of the World are calculated on weight basis. We will endeavour to keep shipping to overseas destinations as cheap as we can. You can get a shipping cost by entering your address in the fields shown below when products are added to the shopping basket.

We will dispatch all orders usually within 2 working days subject to stock levels, but normally the same day.

RETURNS

Return of Goods Sent in Error

When you receive your order you must check to see if the order is correct and what you ordered from us. You must check this within 7 days of receiving the order from us. If you receive goods sent to you by us that were not what you ordered then we will ask you to return them to us before we can refund you, or exchange them. The products sent in error must be in a resaleable condition and unopened. We will not accept products back that have been opened. 

RETURNS OF DAMAGED GOODS

We use many courier companies to deliver orders, but mainly Royal Mail. If your purchase from Vitamins for Life online shop is in some way damaged in transit, please notify us within 24 hours of delivery. We will send you a pre-paid self-addressed padded envelope bag for the return of the damaged product(s) Once we have received the damaged goods, we will send out a replacement order. Please note that we require the speedy return of damaged goods so we can claim against the courier. If you cannot return the damaged goods will cannot send you a replacement.

RETURNS OF UNSATISFACTORY OR UNWANTED PRODUCTS

When you receive your order, if you have decided to change your mind or find your purchase is either unsatisfactory or unwanted, we will offer a refund to your credit/debit card. We are able to do this if the goods are returned to us within 5 working days of their original delivery receipt. The returned goods must be in a condition for re-sale; undamaged, unopened and in their original packaging. It is the customer's responsibility to pay for the cost of the return postage and the goods remain the responsibility/property of the customer until they are signed back into stock at Vitamins for Life. We would advise all customers returning goods to use registered or recorded delivery method, or a shipping method where the goods can be tracked. We cannot offer a refund on the original purchase delivery or return postage costs. Additionally, there will be a 20% re-stocking charge.

PLEASE NOTE - ALL PROBIOTIC PRODUCTS CANNOT BE RETURNED TO US FOR A REFUND OR EXCHANGE, EXCEPT WHERE THEY ARE DAMAGED

13.5

The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England.

Purposes for which we will use your personal data

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.

The following terms are used in the table below:

Legitimate Interest: means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us.

Performance of Contract: means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation: means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.

Purpose/Activity

Type of data

Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

To register you as a new customer

(a) Identity
(b) Contact

Performance of a contract with you

To process and deliver your order including:
(a) Manage payments, fees and charges
(b) Collect and recover money owed to us

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Financial
(d) Transaction
(e) Marketing and Communications

(a) Performance of a contract with you
(b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to recover debts due to us)

To manage our relationship with you which will include:
(a) Notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy
(b) Asking you to leave a review or take a survey

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Profile
(d) Marketing and Communications

(a) Performance of a contract with you
(b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation
(c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products/services)

To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Profile
(d) Usage
(e) Marketing and Communications

(a) Performance of a contract with you
(b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them and grow our business)

To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data)

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Technical

(a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise)
(b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation

To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Profile
(d) Usage
(e) Marketing and Communications
(f) Technical

Necessary for our legitimate interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy)

To use data analytics to improve our website, products, marketing, customer relationships and experiences

(a) Technical
(b) Usage

Necessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our products, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy)

To make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods that may be of interest to you

(a) Identity
(b) Contact
(c) Technical
(d) Usage
(e) Profile

Necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products and grow our business)