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the tide Terms and Conditions of Use

General

www.the-tide.net and www.the-tide.co.uk, are both registered divisions of: the tide, 22 Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle of Man. IM8
1AP
VAT Reg ; GB002386020

For the purpose of this document
WE/US/OUR will refer to the tide, and YOU/YOUR will refer to You, the Customer.

Your Contract on purchases made using the above named websites will be between You and us, the tide.
The following Terms and Conditions will apply. Your statutory rights are not affected.

the tide will not be held liable for any delay in Your orders processing or delivery time due to incorrect information submitted in
your Shopping Cart. It is Your responsibility to provide us with Your correct details and postcode. Please take a moment to
double check your details before you confirm Your order.
All Items purchased from the tide are for personal and / or domestic use only. Items purchased from the tide are NOT for
Commercial or Industrial use nor are they for re-sale.
You must be the owner of the Credit/Debit Card used to purchase Items from the tide.
Credit/Debit Card purchases will only be processed if ALL the Card holder details are proved to be valid.
the tide reserves the right to contact You via email or telephone if discrepancies appear in Your Card or Postal details.
We reserve the right to terminate any requested orders if Your Credit/Debit Card details are still proved invalid or if we cannot
contact You to check that your details are correct. We will notify You of Your orders termination.
Other Conditions ; If we are advised by the Banking Authorities or Credit Controllers that Your proposed Credit/Debit Card
transaction is believed to be fraudulent, We will pursue prosecution, and Your details will be passed onto the relevant
Authorities.
All orders MUST be signed for upon delivery.  


EKMPowershop Ecommerce

the tide Online Store and Shopping Cart are powered and protected by EKMPowershop Ecommerce.
For further details on EKMPowershop Terms & Conditions and Privacy please
Click Here.

Privacy and Third Party Policy

the tide will store Your Contact details if You:                                                                                                                               
1. Request to register with us for newsletters, updates and product promotions                                                                            
2. You make an online purchase.                                                                                                                                                
When You make a online purchase with us Your Contact details will be retained by EKMPowershop so that when You return to
our Store to make further purchases You will not need to input Your details again.                                                                  
Your Contact details can be added or removed from our database by simply forwarding Your request to: admin@the-tide.net
admin@the-tide.net is our main Contact email address. This address is powered by Yahoo. All Customer contact with the tide
through this email address will be removed/deleted within 3 days.
the tide Newsletters and promotions are sent to Customers through EKMPowershop. For EKMPowershop privacy details please
Click on the EKMPowershop link above.
Neither the tide or EKMPowershop will retain Your Credit/Debit Card details.  Your Credit/Debit Card details will be deleted
once payment is complete. If You decide to use Paypal for Your payment please refer to their Terms regarding Privacy.
We will not be held accountable for any material published on third party websites linked to our websites. All Links to and from
our websites are regularly checked for validity. All unapproved links will be removed.

Placing an Order

When You place an order with the tide You are agreeing to ALL the Terms and Conditions as laid down on this page. Failure to
adhere to these Terms and Conditions will result in Your order being terminated.
For us to Process Your order, we need to ask You for certain information. Please take a little time to check that this information
is correct. Providing us with incorrect information will delay Your orders progress.
We will require You to provide us with the appropriate Postcode, Your contact email address and Your telephone number.
Once Your order has been received we will confirm receipt of Your order by email.
Once Your order is processed and dispatched a contract will have been created between You and us.
If for some reason we are unable to process Your order, we will contact You via email to explain why. If we require Credit/Debit
Card information we will contact You by telephone. We will never email You requesting Credit/Debit Card details.
If we do need to contact You by telephone regarding Credit/Debit Card details we will always quote Your order number. Our
telephone number will always be : [01624] 811500.
All Prices shown include VAT. The current rate is 17.5% as set by HM Customs & Excise. Isle of Man Government. Our prices
may change to reflect any change in this rate. New Rate set: January 1st 2010
Although we take great care to ensure that all the prices, weights and descriptions on our website are accurate, we are aware
that genuine mistakes can happen, so we reserve the right to put Your order and payment on hold if a mistake is discovered.
We will then contact You with the correct information so Your order details can be amended.
We reserve the right to make changes to our website without notice. These changes will reflect Market changes, Royal Mail
Postal Rate changes or changes in the VAT Rate.
Quality control: We will check every individual Item thoroughly before it is packed for dispatch to You.
Hand made Items will vary slightly in size, shape and sometimes colour. These variations will not be recognised as defects and
will be advertised on our website as Hand made.
the tide will NOT accept any liability for delay or loss of delivery due to reasons beyond our direct control. These include Postal
strikes, theft by none tide employees, damage in transit, acts of terrorism, fire damage or acts of God.
All delivered orders MUST be signed for. Please use the Link below in Delivery. Post and Packing for our delivery details and
options.

Stock levels

Although we work hard to maintain and modify our Stock levels, we will not be held liable for Items selling out before we can amend
our website stock levels. If we cannot supply an Item advertised on our site, we will contact you before we process your order.


Payment

We accept:
most major Credit/Debit Cards
Paypal
Cheque [by arrangement]. All Cheque payments must be accompanied by full Cheque Guarantee Card details and must NOT
exceed the limit of the Guarantee Card. Please Contact us if You wish to pay by Cheque.

Delivery. Post and Packing

The delivery and packing charge will be calculated by the combined weight and size of Your order and Your chosen delivery method.
These will be displayed in Your Shopping Cart. For more details regarding our delivery options please
Click Here

Cancellation

There are several ways to cancel an order. These are dependant on what stage your order has reached:
To delete an order or Item before You have confirmed Your order. Click on the 'cross box' next to the Item You no longer
require in Your Shopping Cart, this will remove the Item. Repeat this process to remove other Items You no longer require.
If You have confirmed Your order, but wish to cancel it, please email us a soon as possible, confirming Your cancellation and
we will try and cancel Your order before it is processed.
If You wish to cancel Your order, but it has already been processed and dispatched, You will need to follow our Customer
returns procedure [See below for details].

Customer Returns

We offer a 30 days Returns policy.
In the unlikely event that You are not entirely happy with Your purchase, You can return the Item to us for a refund or exchange.
Returns must be sent to: the tide. 22 Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle of Man. IM8 1AP
Please email us with the reason for Your return, and tell us if You require an exchange of goods or a refund.
Returned Items are subject to the same quality check that all Items receive before dispatch, before any refund or exchange is
given.
All Items must be returned in their original packaging.
Sale Items MUST be returned within 7 days of receipt. Sale Items are only available to Customers for a limited time, and
returned Sale Items will need to be available for re-sale before the sale or a promotion ends.
Because we do not retain Your Credit/Debit Card details, we will need to contact You by telephone to request Your details
before we can refund Your account. Please keep a copy of Your order number at hand, as we will quote this number to You for
Your security.
If You regard an Item as, or If an Item is faulty, please contact us with details of the fault at :  admin@the-tide.net
the tide will not be held liable for the Postal Charges made by the Royal Mail for exchanged or returned Items.
Our contract with You will be terminated upon Your receipt of refunded funds.
Your statutory rights are not affected.

Damages

We take great care to ensure that all orders are packed securely to avoid damage.
We advise using Royal Mail Special Delivery when purchasing fragile or costly Items, as this option carries Insurance against
Loss or damage. This option is available to select in Your Shopping Cart. Use the 'Click Here' Link in our Delivery section for
more detail.
All Items are quality checked for damage and defects before dispatch.
Hand made Items may vary slightly in size, shape or colour. This will not be deemed as damage.  
We will request evidence of any damaged Items.
Your statutory rights are not affected

Our Websites

Images
contained on our websites; www.the-tide.net and www.the-tide.co.uk are registered, and remain the property of the tide.
These Images are
NOT for re-use, publishing or broadcast without direct permission of the tide. Ramsey, 22 Parliament Street, Isle of Man. IM8 1AP.
Clothing Images: Some clothing Images are the property of Seasalt Cornwall or Powell Craft. We have been granted permission to
use these Images, but we have no authority to give permission for any other use or to pass these Images on to third parties.

Gift Vouchers

the tide Gift vouchers are available from our Store, and can be made out to any denomination over £5.00. Gift vouchers cannot be re-
deemed for cash. Gift vouchers are valid for 12 Months from the issue date.

For further details on our Terms and Conditions please contact us at admin@the-tide.net
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