Terms of Use

This Web site is operated by Paulette Couture. All inquiries may be directed to:

Paulette Couture
P.O. Box 2164,
Templestowe Heights,
Victoria, 3107,
Australia.

Your use of this Web site is governed by these terms and conditions. Please take a few minutes to review these terms and conditions. Your use of the www.paulettecouture.com Web site constitutes your agreement to follow these rules and to be bound by them. If you do not agree with any of these terms and conditions, do not use the www.paulettecouture.com Web site.

These terms and conditions may change

Paulette Couture reserves the right to update or modify these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. Your use of the www.paulettecouture.com Web site following any such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the terms and conditions as changed. For this reason, we encourage you to review these terms and conditions each time you use this Web site.

Overview

This website is operated by Paulette Couture. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Paulette Couture. Paulette Couture offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

Online store terms

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

Use of website

The www.paulettecouture.com Web site is for the sole use of individuals and entities wishing to review, consider, purchase or otherwise engage in retail transactions involving Paulette Couture's goods and services and/or to otherwise transact business with or contact Paulette Couture, on their own behalf (or, in the case of a gift or a corporate transaction, on behalf of their intended recipients). No information concerning the transactional preferences of an individual customer (whether such customer is a person or an entity) can be entered, altered, modified or otherwise affected, by any third party on behalf of such individual customer. In particular, Paulette Couture expressly prohibits third parties from opting out of Paulette Couture’s services and/or contacts on behalf of a Paulette Couture customer or other person or entity, without both (a) Paulette Couture’s full knowledge as to the surrogate action being taken and (b) Paulette Couture’s express permission. This prohibition is intended to protect the privacy and freedom of Paulette Couture’s customers and the personal relationship Paulette Couture works to develop with its customers and others authorized to use its site.

General Conditions

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.
The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

Registration and personal data protection

Particular pages of this site can be used only upon user’s registration by the procedure that shall hold current, complete and precise information, by request of the pertinent form. A password can be given in order to gain access to the Services. The User will be the only and full responsible for the password confidentiality and protection. Paulette Couture won’t be responsible because of possible damages caused by the user´s password use by a different person, with or without user’s authorisation. Collection and use of the personal data are made by Paulette Couture according to the Privacy Protection Conditions in this site.

Copyright notice

All of the content you see on this Web site, including, for example, but not limited to, all of the page headers, images, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips, and text (referred to herein as the “Content”) is the exclusive property of Paulette Couture and/or is subject to trademark, service mark, trade dress, copyright and/or other intellectual property rights or licenses held by Paulette Couture, by one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed or assigned their rights, interests and/or materials to Paulette Couture. The entire Content of the www.paulettecouture.com Web site is copyrighted as a collective work under AU and other applicable copyright laws, and Paulette Couture owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the Content. The Content of the www.paulettecouture.com Web site, and the Web site as a whole, are intended solely for the personal and non-commercial use of the users of our site. As such a user, you may download, print and store selected portions of the Content, but only if (1) you use any such copies of the Content only for your own personal and non-commercial use, (2) you do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or broadcast the Content in any media and/or in any form or format, (3) you do not modify or alter the Content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or trademark notice, and (4) you properly credit any intellectual property rights to Paulette Couture. No right, title or interest in any downloaded or copied materials are transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. Paulette Couture reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any Content you download from this Web site. Except as noted above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, transmit, transfer or create derivative works from the Content without first obtaining the express written permission of Paulette Couture.

Site and services use

This site and its services may contain Communities, personal web pages, files archives and/or other messages or communication services in order to allow users to communicate to each other (all these services are called “Communication Services”). The User shall use the Communication Services only with regard to suitable material and information, and in particular shan’t publish, send, load, distribute and advertise subjects, names, materials or information not appropriate, profaner, slanderous, injurious to the privacy of others, obscene, or illegal. The User shall not intentionally load and/or distribute files containing virus worms, affected files, or other software or similar programs fit to damage other personal computers, to fake or cancel authors’ information, legal or other information, or rights of intellectual property information, or software origin and source or other material held in this site. It is not Paulette Couture’s duty to verify the Communication Services, nevertheless it reserves the right to revise materials sent to a Communication Service and remove these materials, as it likes. Paulette Couture reserves the right to interrupt user’s access to one or all the services at any time, without warning and for any reason.

Site and services use limitation

It is strictly forbidden to use this Web site or its Services for illegal or forbidden purposes according to the current laws. The User may not use this Web site or its Services in order to damage, overload or harm this site or part of it, to interfere with its use and/or enjoyment by third parties. The user may not try to enter this site or its Services in an unauthorised way by means not intentionally supplied by the site or Paulette Couture.

Submissions

We welcome your comments regarding the www.paulettecouture.com Web site. However, any comments, feedback, notes, messages, ideas, suggestions or other communications (collectively, “Comments”) sent to www.paulettecouture.com shall be and remain the exclusive property of Paulette Couture. Your submission of any such Comments shall constitute an assignment to Paulette Couture of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Comments. The www.paulettecouture.com Web site will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, publish and distribute any material you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. For this reason, we ask that you not send us any comments that you do not wish to assign to us, including any confidential information or any original creative materials such as stories, product ideas, computer code or original artwork.

Colours

We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear on this Web site. However, because the colours you see will depend on your monitor, we cannot guarantee that your monitor’s display of any colour will be accurate.

Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.

Modifications to the Service and Prices

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

Price quotations

The prices displayed on this site are quoted in AUD Dollars and are valid and effective only in the Australia. Additional delivery and other charges may apply for orders outside of Australia, and you will be advised of such charges and your responsibility for any portion thereof before we finalise and dispatch your order. Furthermore, while we do our best to assure that the taxes quoted for a particular order are accurate for the applicable location to which the order is being shipped, should an erroneous quote be provided, we will notify you of such error before finalising and delivering your order. You will be responsible for all applicable taxes, regardless of the amount quoted on this Web site at the time of your order.

Products or Services

Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

Accuracy of Billing and Account Information

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

For more detail, please review our Returns Policy.

Optional Tools

We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.
You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

Links to Third Party Websites

Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites. The Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with or as a result of such external website material causing any damage, cost, injury or financial loss of any kind. Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties. Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

Delivery

Standard delivery is available for all online purchases made on the Paulette Couture website

Standard: Delivery 2 to 5 business days within Australia. Items are dispatched within 48hour after our finance department has approved your payment. Public holidays and weekends are excluded. Peak delivery times may take longer.

Returns

Your product can be returned to Paulette Couture for a store credit or exchange within 14 day incase of defects caused by faulty material or workmanship. Damage due to the improper handling of the product, incorrect washing of the item, wear and tear, metal parts or materials which have not been appropriately taken care of are not covered. At its sole discretion and subject to the terms of our guarantee, Paulette Couture undertakes to fully replace your item/s. Please see our returns page for our full returns policy. Simply fill out our Returns Form supplied to you or print a new form here and return your item/s with the original packaging (ensuring they are adequately protected for posting) together with a copy of your proof of purchase to:

Paulette Couture
P.O. Box 2164,
Templestowe Heights,
Victoria, 3107,
Australia.

The cost to return the goods back to Paulette Couture for repairs is made by the customer. It is recommended that when returning your item, that you use a registered and insured delivery service. This will ensure you are able to keep track of your package at all times.

To be eligible to return your item it must be unused, unwashed, not marked in any way and in the same condition that you received it with original tags attached. It must also be in the original packaging. Once we receive and process the return, a store credit will be emailed through. Please see the Returns page for more information.

Non-returnable items:
Gift Cards

Delivery Delays

If you have not received your products within a reasonable timeframe please email: paulettecouturestyle@outlook.com. In most cases the products will arrive within 2 to 5 business days after dispatch within Australia. Items are dispatched within 48 hours after our finance department has approved your payment.

Paulette Couture will not be liable for claims arising from delay in delivery due to strikes, shipping accidents, unavailability of stock or events beyond its control. If ordering out of stock items, a time frame for delivery will be estimated prior to.

User Comments, Feedback and Other Submissions

If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.

Personal Information

Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. Click here to view our Privacy Policy.

Errors, Inaccuracies and Omissions

Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.

Prohibited Uses

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall Paulette Couture, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Paulette Couture and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

Severability

In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

Termination

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.
These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.
If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

Entire Agreement

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of 304 Church Rd Templestowe Victoria AU 3106.

Workmanship

Paulette Couture warrants its products are free of manufacturing defects, faulty material and workmanship. In the unlikely event your product is faulty, it will be replaced free of charge. Damage due to the improper handling of the product, incorrect washing of the item, wear and tear, metal parts or materials which have not been appropriately taken care of are not covered.

Disclaimer

This site and all contents of this site are provided on an “as is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You acknowledge, by your use of this site, that your use of this site is at your sole risk, that you assume full responsibility for all costs associated with all necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment you use in connection with your use of our Web site, and that Paulette Couture shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of this site.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Paulette Couture harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’; fees, arising from or related to your use of the site, including, without limitation, your use of this www.paulettecouture.com Web site in violation of these Terms of Use.

Limited Liability for the site contents

Paulette Couture declines all responsibilities for any consequences and/or damages or loss of profits of the user or third parties due to malfunctions of the Web site. The use of the services is entirely on User’s risk. The services are available without guarantee of any kind, explicit or implicit.

Copyright & Trademarks

You shall be solely liable and hereby undertake to indemnify Paulette Couture for any damages resulting from any infringement of proprietary rights, copyrights, or any other harm resulting from any submission uploading or posting. No material protected by copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights shall be posted, uploaded or submitted or otherwise made available on this website without the express permission (and agreement to the terms hereof) of the owner of the copyright, trade mark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by such rights rests with you. All graphics, fonts, designs, texts, codes and the selection or arrangement of them are the copyright or database rights Paulette Couture and/or are utilised by us under appropriate licences. All registered trademarks, brand names and business names or logos contained in this website are proprietary to Paulette Couture and/or are utilised under appropriate licences.

Registration and personal data protection

Particular pages of this site can be used only upon user’s registration by the procedure that shall hold current, complete and precise information, by request of the pertinent form. A password can be given in order to gain access to the Services. The User will be the only and full responsible for the password confidentiality and protection. Paulette Couture won´t be responsible because of possible damages caused by the user´s password use by a different person, with or without user’s authorisation. Collection and use of the personal data are made by Paulette Couture according to the Privacy Protection Conditions in this site.

Use of the material held in the site

It is forbidden to reproduce, modify, display, use in other web-sites also for commercial purposes all the material from this site (pictures, images, texts, video-clips, etc.) unless upon written authorisation by Paulette Couture and only in order to identify and promote Paulette Couture products.

Limited liability for this site

Cancellation

The user has the right to withdraw at any time from the registration service by providing notice of the cancellation to Paulette Couture using the pertinent section. Within 76 hours from the cancellation notice by the User, Paulette Couture will disable the user access to the Services.

Can Changes to Terms of Service

You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.