Mobilebazar.com.pk - Goods and Service Terms and Conditions
By
purchasing or ordering the Goods and/or Services, you agree to be bound by the
terms
and
conditions set out below. Before you place your order, if you have any
questions relating
to these Conditions
please speak to one of our sales staff or contact us via our website at
www.mobilebazar.com.pk in the contact us section. The Goods and Services comply with appropriate Pakistan legislation.
"Conditions" means
these terms and conditions;
“Goods” means any goods you purchase under
these Conditions;
“Non-subscription Services” mean any
Services other than Subscription Services;
“Personal Information” means the
details provided by you to us;
"Services" means any services you order or
otherwise purchase under these Conditions;
“Subscription Services” means any
Services to which you subscribe on an ongoing
basis and
which are supplied to you by us, for example technical support Services;
"Us/our/we" means Mobile Bazaar Limited, a
company registered in Pakistan
"Website" means either one of the websites
located at www.mobilebazar.com.pk or any other URL
which may
replace it; and
"You/Your" means the person ordering or otherwise purchasing the Goods or Services.
1. Rights and Obligations
1.1. You
undertake:
1.1.1. to
pay any amounts due to us in a timely manner;
1.1.2.
that the Personal Information which you provide is true, accurate, current and
complete in all respects;
and
1.1.3. to
notify us immediately of any changes to the Personal Information either in
writing addressed to us in the contact us section; and
1.1.4. not
to impersonate any other person or entity or to use a false name.
1.2. We
reserve the right to modify the price or the content or withdraw, temporarily
or permanently, some or all of the Goods
or Services available via our stores and/or our Website. We also reserve the
right to change or add to these Conditions from time to time.
1.3.
Unless you have placed an order for any Goods or Services, or you subscribe to
any Subscription Services, by the time such a change takes effect, we shall not
be obliged to give you notice of any such modification or withdrawal.
1.4. From
time to time we may also have to make changes in the specification of any Good
or Service:
1.4.1. to
make it conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements; or
1.4.2. to
make it reflect changes in the manufacturer’s specification, but we will
endeavour to ensure that such changes do not reduce the quality or performance
of such a Good and/or Service. Where you have placed an order for the affected
Good and/or Service and such changes are substantial, we will notify you in
advance to ensure that you still wish to proceed with any order that you have
placed.
1.5. Goods and Non-subscription Services:
1.5.1. You
will be subject to the policies and Conditions in force at the time you order
or otherwise purchase the Goods or Non-subscription Services, unless we are
legally obliged to make changes to these Conditions that apply retrospectively.
If this happens, these changes will apply to any orders we have not yet
fulfilled when the changes took effect, even if your order was placed
previously.
1.5.2. We
shall not withdraw or modify to your substantial detriment any of the Goods or
Non-subscription Services for which we have accepted an order from you, other
than where such modification or withdrawal is required as a result of events
outside of our reasonable control. We will take reasonable care to ensure all
details, descriptions and prices of products and services are correct at the
time the information is entered on to the system.
1.5.3. The
purchase of software products is subject to your acceptance of the terms of any
end user and/or licensing agreement(s) relating to such software.
1.5.4. We
are under a legal duty to supply Goods that are in conformity with these
Conditions.
1.6. Subscription Services only:
1.6.1. If
you subscribe to any Subscription Services, we will give you prior notice of
any withdrawal or
modification
of the Subscription Services, the price you pay for them or any changes to
these Conditions.
(i) Where
these changes are to your substantial detriment (which shall include but not be
limited to an increase in the price of your Subscription Services of more than
10%), you can choose to cancel any unused portion of the Subscription Services
without penalty before any such changes take effect. Your continued
subscription to the Subscription Services following such change taking effect
shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.
(ii) Your
right to cancel under 1.6.1 (i) above does not apply where:
(a) any
price increase in relation to the Subscription Services does not exceed the
Retail Price Index
figure,
the Consumer Price Index figure or similar in any twelve month period; or
(b) the
increase is as a result of any increase in VAT or other taxes or the
introduction of a similar or
new tax on
the Subscription Service.
1.7. We
will do our best to provide the Goods and/or Services you have ordered in a
timely and efficient manner but please note that any estimated time frames for
any delivery of the Goods and/or completion of the Services are estimates only
and delays may arise as a result of matters outside of our reasonable control.
2. Orders
2.1. The
Goods and Services are available only to individuals who we, in our absolute
discretion, consider eligible. The eligibility criteria include, without
limitation, those whose applications are acceptable to us and those who are
residents
in the Pakistan
. Services that come with minimum term contracts are only available to
individuals who are 16 years old or over and by ordering or otherwise
purchasing such Services, you confirm that you are 16 years old or over.
2.2. When
so requested by us, you must provide your name, phone number, address, payment
details and other requested information.
2.3. Each
order placed by you will be treated as an offer to purchase the Goods and/or
Services to which your order relates. The contract will only be completed when
we dispatch the Goods/commence the provision of the Services (as applicable).
2.3.1.The
“confirmation” stage of the checkout process sets out the final details of your
order. An order will be placed when you press the “confirm order” button or a
similar function. We will then send you an order acknowledgement email detailing
the products you have ordered. This is not an order acceptance and will be
followed by a second email which confirms your order has been accepted and is
on its way – we usually send this on the next working day.
2.4. You
acknowledge that any automated acknowledgement given when you place an order
shall not amount to our acceptance of your offer to purchase.
2.5. We
may, at our own discretion, limit, restrict or reject any order you place at
any time prior to the contract having been completed. Where this happens, we
will attempt to contact you using your Personal Information. We also reserve the
right to limit or prohibit sales to dealers or to entities that we believe, in
our sole discretion, are making use of the Goods or Services for profit
2.6 We
take all reasonable steps to ensure all details, descriptions and prices of
products and services are correct at the time the information was entered onto
the system. Sometimes we have to hold our hands up and admit we have made a
mistake by unintentionally publishing inaccurate information on the site (e.g.
the price, description or availability of a product you have ordered). In this
instance we may have to cancel your order at any time, even if you have received
your Order Confirmation email, and you will receive a full refund of any
charges already paid.
3. Price and Payment
3.1. The
price of the Goods or Services (if any) shall be our quoted price or, where no
price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price of
which we inform you prior to accepting your order. All prices are inclusive of VAT
at current rates unless stated otherwise.
3.2. You
shall provide payment prior to us providing you with the Goods or Services (as
applicable) unless otherwise agreed by us in writing.
3.3. If
you fail to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any
other right or remedy we may have, we will be able to do one or more of the
following: have, we will be able to do one or more of the following:
3.3.1.
where you subscribe to Subscription Services, suspend the provision of the
Services to you until payment has been received and, where you have failed to
make payment despite reminders to do so, cancel this agreement; and/or
3.3.2.
where you have ordered Goods or Non-subscription Services, cancel this
agreement between you and us in relation to such Goods and/or Nonsubscription
Services; and/or
3.3.3. in
any event, charge you interest (before and after any judgment) on the amount
unpaid, at the rate of 2% per calendar month, until payment is made in full (a
part of the month being treated as a full month for the purpose of calculating
interest).
3.4. You
confirm that any payment method you use is yours.
3.5. All
payment methods other than cash are subject to validation checks and
authorisation and we will not be liable for any delay or non-delivery caused by
any failure of such checks or authorisation.
3.6. Once
any Goods you have ordered or otherwise purchased have been collected and/or
otherwise received by you,, all risk of damage to, or loss of, the Goods shall
pass to you.
3.7.
Irrespective of delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision
of these conditions, the ownership of the Goods shall not pass to you until we
have received in cash or cleared funds payment in full for the price of such
Goods.
3.8. Until
such time as the ownership of the Goods passes to you, you shall hold it on our
behalf and keep it safe and identified as our property.
3.9. Until
such time as the ownership of the Goods passes to you, we shall be entitled
to ask you
to return the Goods to us.
4. Right of Cancellation
4.1. Goods
and/or Services ordered at a distance:
4.1.1.
Consumers ordering Goods or Services at a distance (such as via telephone or online)
have certain cancellation rights.
4.1.2. You
may cancel any order for Services at any time within 5 calendar days from the
day after the commencement of the contract for such Services., However, you may
not cancel once we have started providing any part of such Services to you with
your agreement.
4.1.3. You
may cancel any order for Goods other than software at any time within 5
calendar days from the day after receiving your Goods without liability to us.
4.1.5.
Where you have ordered software, you do not have a right to cancel your order
once it has been accepted and either (i) download of the software has started;
or (ii) where the software has been delivered to on CD, DVD or other similar
storage devices and the software is unwrapped.
4.1.6. You
may cancel your order Logging into the My account section of our site and
filling out a cancellation form or using the Free Chat service that can be
found in the contact us section of our site.
4.1.7.
Where you cancel an order for Goods, it must be returned to us within 2 days of
the date of cancellation, complete (together with any accessories, leads or
other items provided with the Goods) and undamaged, with proof of purchase. If
you fail to return the Goods in this manner, we may charge you the costs we
incur in recovering the Goods from you (which may be substantial) or the stand
alone retail value of any missing or damaged items.
4.1.8.
Unless collection of the Goods has been arranged, you must return the Goods by
sending it to Online Returns, Knowhow, Customer Repair Centre.It is your responsibility
to ensure that the Goods are received by us and we recommend using Special
Delivery where appropriate in respect of the type of Goods that you are
returning.
4.1.9.
Where we have agreed to collect the Goods from you, you must ensure that you
make the Goods available for collection at the time arranged.
4.1.10.
You shall be under a duty to take reasonable care of the Goods until received
or collected by us (if applicable) and it is your responsibility to ensure that
the Goods are not damaged whilst in transit using transport arranged by you.
4.1.11.
You are entitled to examine any Goods that you have ordered as you would in a
shop. However, if you use the Goods, you may lose your right to a full refund.
Use would include, but would not be limited to using the Goods to make or
receiving a call, sending or receiving SMS or MMS, the installation and/or use of
any software (including games), connecting to and/or accessing the internet,
downloading, or using any of the functions of the Goods for example amending
settings, saving any data, adding a contact or appointment, taking a photograph
or using an application. We reserve the right to charge you for the value of
any Goods returned which have been used or damaged whilst in your possession,
up to the full cost price of the Goods.
4.1.12. If
you cancel your contract in accordance with the provisions of this Clause
4.1,
subject to the provisions of Clauses 4.1.7 and 4.1.11 we will refund any sums
paid by you in relation to your order (less our costs if we have to recover any
Goods from you under Clause 4.1.7) within 14 days.
5. Returns and Exchanges
5.1.
Please see Clause 4 above.
6. Your Personal Information
6.1. We
need to collect certain Personal Information to provide you with the Goods
and/or Services. This Personal Information will form part of a record of your
dealings with us.
6.2. When
you contact us, we may ask for certain Personal Information to be able to check
your identity and we may make a note of this. We will keep Personal Information
given to us by you or others during your relationship with us and other
companies in the Carphone Warehouse Group. This includes:
6.2.1.
details you give us on order forms or during communications with you; and
6.2.2.
details we receive from credit reference and fraud detection agencies.
6.3. You
agree that we may use and update your Personal Information:
6.3.1. for
credit and credit related services and to manage your accounts;
6.3.2.
when applicable in relation to the Goods and/or Services ordered, to make
credit, fraud and identity checks on you (i) prior to accepting your order; and
(ii) subsequently for the purpose of risk assessment, debt collection and fraud
prevention whilst you retain a financial obligation to us;
6.3.3. to
provide you with goods and/or services that you have ordered;
6.3.4. to
trace and recover debts;
6.3.5. to
prevent and detect fraud, crime and money laundering;
6.3.6. to
update our records about you; and
6.3.7. to
check your identity.
6.4. If
you give us false or inaccurate information or we identify fraud, we may record
this.
6.5. Any
credit checks that we undertake will be recorded by the credit reference
agencies in the form of a search ‘footprint’ on you credit file. This
‘footprint’ may then be seen by other people conducting similar searches of
your credit file.
6.6. We
may use and disclose information about you and how you run your accounts to
credit reference, law enforcement and fraud prevention agencies. For example,
if you do not pay any sums owed to us when due, details of this failure may be
passed on to credit reference agencies who will record this information against
your credit file. Such records may remain on file with credit agencies for 6
years after your account is closed, whether settled by you or defaulted.
6.7.
Credit Agencies may pass the Personal Information that they received from us to
other organisations in the performance of credit and/or fraud checks. Your
Personal Information together with any additional information held by credit
reference agencies and fraud prevention agencies may also be used to trace your
whereabouts and recover debts that you owe.
6.8.
Information held about you by credit reference agencies may be linked to
records of people who are financially linked to you. We and other organisations
may use credit reference agency and fraud prevention agency records that we
receive about you, and people financially linked to you to help make decisions
about you and them.
6.9. You
agree that we may use your Personal Information for operating a publicly
accessible directory service.
6.10. We
may use your Personal Information for research and statistical analysis, to
develop and improve our products and services.
6.11. When
assessing an application, we may use automated decision-making systems.
7. Notices
7.1. You
may send us notices under or in connection with these Conditions:
7.1.2. via
our website at www.mobilebaazar.com.pk/contactus.html
7.2. Proof
of sending does not guarantee our receipt of your notice. You must ensure that
you have received an acknowledgement from us which should be retained by you.
8. Limitation of Liability
8.1. We
will not be liable under this contract for any loss or damage caused by
circumstances where:
8.1.1.
there is no breach of a legal duty of care owed to you by us;
8.1.2.
such loss or damage is not a reasonably foreseeable result of any such breach;
or
8.1.3. any
loss or damage which results from the breach by you of any term of these
Conditions.
8.2. Our
liability shall not in any event include losses related to any business of a
customer including but not limited to lost data, lost profits or business
interruption.
8.3. We
will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by us in circumstances where:
8.3.1.
there is no breach of a legal duty of care owed to you by us; and/or
8.3.2.
such loss or damage is not reasonably foreseeable.
8.4. We
will not be liable any loss or damage caused wholly or mainly by your breach of
these Conditions.
8.5. We
shall not be liable where we are unable (using reasonable efforts) to provide
any Goods and/or Services ordered by you as a result of any event outside our
reasonable control.
8.6. All
Services are provided on a commercially reasonable basis. Although we will
provide the Services with reasonable skill and care, we make no warranty that
the Services will meet your exact requirements or that they will always be
available.
8.7. The
Goods, where new, are sold with the benefit of and subject to the terms set out
in any warranty or guarantee given by the manufacturer of the Goods. This is in
addition to your legal rights in relation to Goods which are faulty or which
otherwise do not conform to the legally required standard.
8.8. Each
provision of this Clause 8 operates separately. If any part is disallowed, or
is not effective, the other parts will continue to apply even after our
agreement has been terminated or cancelled.
9. Events Beyond the Parties Reasonable Control
9.1. If
either of us cannot do what we have promised because of something beyond our
reasonable control such as
lightning,
flood, exceptionally severe weather, fire, explosion, war, civil disorder,
industrial disputes, acts or omissions of persons for whom we are not
responsible, or acts of local or central government or other competent authorities,
such party will not be liable for this.
10 . Assignment
10.1. You
may not but we may, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of our rights under
these Conditions. Any attempt by you to do so shall be void.
11. Handling Complaints
12.1. If
you ever wish to complain about the Goods or Services, you may do so in the
following way:
12.1.1.
through our website at www.mobilebazaar.com.pk in the contact us section of our
site
Resolution
platform, which can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/odr.
12. Call Monitoring
12.1.
Monitoring or recording of your calls may take place for our business purposes,
such as quality control and training, to prevent unauthorised use of our
telecommunications systems and to ensure effective systems operation and in
order to prevent or detect crime.
13. Terms
applicable only to Promotional Offers provided in relation to Network Contract(s)
or agreement(s) for Subscription Services
13.1. In
relation to the Promotional Items only, the terms listed below shall have the
following meaning: "Minimum Period" means any minimum period for the
provision of any Subscription Services or Network Services beginning the day of
which the provision of your Subscription Services or Network Services (as
applicable) begin or, in the case of a contract renewal, the date on which that
renewal becomes effective; "Network Services" means the
telecommunication, internet or television services provided by a Network Operator;
"Network Contract" means a contract entered into between you and your
Network Operator relating to the provision of Network Services; "Network
Operator" means a Network provider nominated by us to you into which you
have entered any Network Contract;
“Promotional
Items” mean Goods received for free or at a discount when you have entered into
a
Network
Contract or an agreement for Subscription Services; and
“Services
Contract” means a Network Contract or contract for Subscription Services.