Last updated: April 2023
1. General Provisions
The website www.cartiromanesti is owned and managed by Naky Limited, whose registered office is located at 29 Tavistock Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU1 3UT. The company is registered with Companies House under number 8067719, with VAT number 352657682, hereinafter referred to as "cartiromanesti.co.uk", "seller", or "Cărți românești".
2. Interpretation
In these Terms and Conditions:
• "cartiromanesti.co.uk", "seller", "Cărți românești" - refers to Naky Limited and any related organizations that provide goods and services ordered by you.
• "working day" - means each calendar day except weekends and statutory and public holidays;
• "us" - means cartiromanesti.co.uk together with you.
• "you", “your” "customer",”client”, "user" - refers to the individual or group of individuals who order products and goods under these Terms and Conditions.
3. Registration
3.1 When you register with Cărți românești, you will be asked to provide an e-mail address and to create a password. To create an account, you must use a valid e-mail address, and the provided information must be accurate, correct, and complete.
The user is responsible for all actions and transactions carried out using these details. It is your responsibility to keep your password secure and not disclose it to anyone. You must change your password if you believe it is no longer secure.
If any of your details change, you must inform cartiromanesti.co.uk immediately. You can modify these details by logging into your customer account on the website.
3.2 Cărți românești may refuse registration requests if it finds that the user has provided false information or is using the services in a manner incompatible with the website's purpose and common practices.
3.2 Cartiromanesti.co.uk website and the products sold through it are intended for and can be accessed only by users who are at least 18 years old.
4. The contract between us
4.1 Any sale-purchase agreement made through cartiromanesti.co.uk website will be concluded with Naky Limited, whose registered office is located at 29 Tavistock Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU1 3UT, Companies House number 8067719, VAT number 352657682.
4.2 Cartiromanesti.co.uk must receive full payment for the goods you order before accepting your order and entering into a contract. Payment is taken at the point of order. Once payment has been received cartiromanesti.co.uk will confirm the order placement by sending an email to the email address you have provided.. The order confirmation email will include your name, the order number and the total price. Cartiromanesti.co.uk acceptance of your order brings into existence a legally binding contract between us on these terms. Any terms sought to be imposed by you in connection with your order will not be part of this contract.
4.3 Cartiromanesti.co.uk is entitled to withdraw from any contract in the event of evident and unintended errors regarding the goods appearing on the website. In the event of any errors or oversights concerning the price of the products you have ordered, we will contact you as soon as possible by email. This will be to inform you of the correct price of the goods and to get your approval to place the order with the new price or cancel it.
4.4 This website is for personal use. You are not allowed to place orders for products that will be or are sold to a third party. If you are suspected of using the website for this purpose, we reserve the right to cancel the contract and your orders.
4.5 The user must provide accurate, valid, correct, and complete information when registering, including their e-mail address, name, and other necessary details for placing orders. Do not use pseudonyms or nicknames as they may cause confusion and problems in the ordering and delivery process. Ensure that your identification details, name, and address match the information held by your bank to avoid transactions being declined.
4.6 In the event that your account is terminated due to a violation of our Terms and Conditions of Use, you remain responsible for any outstanding fees, and no refunds will be issued for any remaining credit or prepaid services.
5. Orders
5.1 Products and services purchased through the website are exclusively intended for personal use.
5.2 By completing the order, the user guarantees that all information provided is real, correct, and complete, otherwise he will be liable for any loss caused by these errors. In case of delayed, undelivered or lost orders due to these reasons, all shipping fees for reshipping the order will be borne by the customer. Cărți românești is not responsible for any damage suffered by the customer as a result of providing incorrect or incomplete information.
5.3 By completing the order, the customer agrees to be contacted by e-mail, telephone, or mail for order confirmation. The e-mail through which the client is informed about the placed order is only a confirmation of receipt of the order from the customer, the contract for the products or services ordered will be validly concluded under the conditions mentioned below.
5.4 Cărți românești may refuse an order following a prior notification to the customer, without any obligations between the parties and without the customer being able to claim damages.
Cărți românești may refuse an order in the following situations: rejection or invalidation of the online transaction/payment, incomplete or incorrect customer data, the customer's activity may cause damage to the cartiromanesti.co.uk website or partners, two or more failed deliveries.
5.5 Although we have taken all measures to ensure that the information presented on this website is accurate and correct, Cărți românești cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies that may appear when the customer fills out the forms on the website to complete the order. Users are responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of the information provided in the forms available on this website.
5.6 In certain situations and for justified reasons, Cărți românești reserves the right to change the quantity of goods and/or services in the order. In these situations, Cărți românești will notify the customer by email or at the phone number provided to the seller when placing the order and will return the amount paid for the goods or services whose quantity has been changed.
5.7 The contract is considered concluded between the customer and Cărți românești when the customer receives the order confirmation by email.
5.8 Due to the very short order processing time, it is impossible to modify orders that have already been placed.
6. Your right of cancellation
6.1 You have the right to cancel your order without giving any reason within 14 days from the date on which you receive the goods (or the date on which you receive the last item in case they were shipped separately). You must notify us of the cancellation. You can do this directly from your account or by contacting us through the form in the "Contact" section.
6.2 You are responsible for the return costs, except in cases where we have sent you wrong or faulty goods. You must send the goods back to us no later than 14 days from the date on which you notified us of the cancellation, following the instructions received.
6.3 We will refund the price of the products no later than 14 days from the date on which we receive the goods back, or sooner if you prove that you have sent the goods back. We will credit your account using the same payment method you used when you purchased the goods. Shipping costs are non-refundable, unless the products ordered have been incorrectly billed or are defective.
7. Payment
Cartiromanesti.co.uk must receive full payment for the goods you order before accepting your order and entering into a contract. Payment is taken at the point of order.
There are three payment options available:
- payment with debit or credit bank card;
- payment using PayPal, if you have a PayPal account;
- bank wire payment, using online/internet banking or depositing the amount into our account at the bank counter.
8. Billing
The invoices issued by the seller for the purchased products are sent by email or can be downloaded from the "Order history" section of your customer account.
9. Price
All prices related to products and services sold through cartiromanesti.co.uk website are expressed in British pounds (GBP) and include VAT.
Products in the book category have a 0% VAT rate.
The final price consists of the product/service price plus shipping and order processing costs.
All fees and costs are displayed and accessible to the customer before initiating the order process.
10. Products availability
If cartiromanesti.co.uk does not have the ordered goods in stock, you will be notified as soon as possible, and any amount taken by cartiromanesti.co.uk from your account will be refunded.
Cărți românești will notify you by e-mail at the address you provided when completing the order form. Reimbursement will be made as soon as possible, no later than 14 days from the date you were contacted. Cărți românești will not pay you any other compensation.
We strive to provide our customers with the best products by offering promotions, but please bear in mind that stocks of these promotions are limited. The website is updated as quickly as possible to eliminate any problems. The website update process may take up to several hours.
11. Promotions and Offers
11.1 Promotions apply only to the products indicated by us and are subject to change and availability. If you choose to purchase a product within an offer, but do not purchase the required number of products to benefit from the promotional discount, the product's price will be the regular (full, standard) price. Please note that for "Buy 2 get 3" offer (or other similar offers), the product with the lowest price will always be the free product.
11.2 For "Buy x products, get a gift" offers, the terms and conditions in the promotion rules must be met. In these offers, bundles/boxes containing multiple books/products are considered and calculated as a single product in the cart.
11.3 Any promotion where a gift product is offered is limited to 1(one) gift product offered during the campaign period, unless otherwise specified in the promotion rules.
11.4 In cases where fraud situations are identified, we reserve the right to suspend the accounts, to withdraw the benefits related to ongoing promotions or offers, to cancel the orders without notice, notification, other formalities or compensation.
11.5 If an order in which a gift product has been offered is rejected or returned in full, the customer is obliged to return the gift product in its original condition, undamaged and sealed.
12. Competitions
12.1 To be validated the entries must be made before the deadline specified in the contest rules. Cartiromanesti.co.uk, the director, the representatives, or other company employees are not obliged to contact or award the prize(s) to participants whose entry details are false, incomplete, unclear, incorrect, or sent late.
12.2 Contests are exclusively for United Kingdom residents. Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
12.3 The contest winner will be determined by cartiromanesti.co.uk or another organizer. Cartiromanesti.co.uk will not discuss or provide details about how the winner was chosen in cases of disputes with other participants who are unhappy with the outcome of the competition.
12.4 The contest ends on the date specified in the rules, and entries registered after this date will not be considered valid.
12.5 The contest organizer reserves the right to cancel the prize or offer a similar prize with equal or higher value.
12.6 The contest winner will be contacted by phone or e-mail. If the chosen person does not meet all mandatory conditions, another winner will be selected from the list of registered contestants.
12.7 Cartiromanesti.co.uk employees, sponsors or their relatives cannot participate in the contests.
12.8 By entering the contest, participants agree that their name, city, photograph, and/or image may be used by cartiromanesti.co.uk for advertising purposes without requesting compensation or other material benefits of any kind.
12.9 The decision to designate the winner is final. The prize must be accepted as awarded.
12.10 The organizer reserves the right to stop or cancel the contest at any time.
12.11 All entry details become the property of cartiromanesti.co.uk, which assumes no responsibility for the loss, theft, delay of these details, or for any technical problems with the website's operation, phone lines, servers, computer systems, software malfunctions regarding receiving registration messages or e-mails, or any other variant, including any loss or damage to the participant's computer or another person's computer resulting from accessing or downloading any material/document of contest. All entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are ineligible, falsified, or modified in any way. Once registered, participants agree with the contest rules and the winner designation decision, which is final.
12.12 Entries must be made directly by the participant and will be cancelled if they were made by a third party.
12.13 Entry to the competition is subject to acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
12.14 The e-mail address and phone number recorded when entering the contest will be used by us to contact you and will not be disclosed to other individuals or companies. Cartiromanesti.co.uk will use these details in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and our privacy policy.
13. Vouchers, Promotional Codes, Coupons
13.1 The voucher/promotional code, coupon can be used only once and by a single user.
13.2 Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Each voucher/promotional code, coupon is valid for a specific promotion. The voucher/promotional code, coupon is valid only if the Terms and Conditions of use for the respective promotion are met.
13.3 For promotions requiring a minimum order value, vouchers/promotional codes, coupons will be valid only if that minimum order value is reached, excluding shipping costs or other expenses. The minimum order value is established in the rules of each promotion.
13.4 If you wish to place an order whose value exceeds the amount on the voucher, in the case of value vouchers, you can pay the difference using the website’s available payment methods. If the value of the voucher/promotional code, coupon exceeds the order value, the difference will not be refunded, and you will not be able to use it when placing a new order. In conclusion, if you do not use the entire amount on the voucher, the remaining balance will be lost.
13.5 Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons are only valid for products that are part of the respective promotion and are not valid for all our products.
13.6 Some vouchers/promotional codes, coupons can be used only for certain products or bundle of products. Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons intended for new users, can only be used if those users do not have an account cartiromanesti.co.uk.
13.7 Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons can be used only for the payment of products and cannot be used for the payment of shipping or other expenses.
13.8 Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons can be used exclusively at the time of placing the order and cannot be used to reduce the order value after the order has been completed.
13.9 Vouchers/promotional codes, coupons cannot be sold, exchanged, purchased from third parties, without the written consent of Naky Limited.
13.10 Naky Limited reserves the right to cancel or modify any voucher/promotional code, coupon, at any time, or to modify the Terms and Conditions of use.
14. Delivery of goods to you
14.1 Orders are processed and shipped from Monday to Friday, during the working hours displayed on the website. Orders are not processed on weekends and public holidays.
14.2 Cărți românești will ship the products you have ordered, by Royal Mail or by courier, to the address provided to cartiromanesti.co.uk at the time of placing the order. Delivery will be made as soon as possible after the order has been accepted and no later than 30 days from the date of shipment.
14.3 Shipping costs are displayed to the customer before placing the order and vary depending on the delivery method chosen by the customer.
14.4 The delivery time displayed on the site is estimated, is not guaranteed and is based on availability, order processing time, and delivery time of the courier company. Cărți românești cannot intervene in any way in the delivery process once the package has been handed over to Royal Mail or courier company.
14.5 Orders delivered outside the United Kingdom may be subject to import duties, customs duties, or other taxes imposed by the destination country. Payment of these taxes is the sole responsibility of the buyer.
14.6 The customer is responsible for ensuring that the delivery location is accessible for the courier and has a mailbox or a "safe place" to facilitate the delivery of the package.
14.7 If the customer cannot receive the package, it will be left at the indicated address only to an adult person, a neighbour or will be returned to the courier's local centre. The customer can pick up the package personally from the local centre or contact us to reschedule delivery for another day.
14.8 If the delivery of the package fails repeatedly due to the absence of a person at the specified address, the customer will be responsible for paying an additional shipping fee for a new delivery.
14.9 If the customer or someone else at the specified address refuses to accept the delivery, the package will be returned to our headquarters. The customer will be responsible for paying an additional shipping fee for a new delivery. Delivery costs paid for orders whose delivery failed for these reasons are non-refundable.
14.10 The delivery address must be real, correct, clear, and complete. The delivery address must include, as appropriate, the number/name of the house/block, the number/name of the staircase, the number/name of the apartment, the name/number of the street, town, postal code, country, and any other element that helps to accurately identify the delivery location (unit no., floor, basement, attic, etc.). Cărți românești will not be responsible for refunding the order in case the parcel was lost or delivered incorrectly because the delivery address was incorrect or incomplete, except when the package returns to our headquarters. You will become the owner of the goods you ordered at the moment they leave our headquarter premises.
14.11 Cărți românești may ship your orders in separate packages for logistical reasons, depending on the availability and size of the products. Also, if you have multiple individual orders registered, they could be shipped in a single package to streamline the delivery process. If your individual orders are shipped in a single package, the delivery costs paid for each individual order will not be refunded.
15. Product returns
15.1 You can return products within 14 calendar days from the moment they were delivered to you by the courier. Before returning the products, you must contact us through the form in the "Contact" section and inform us about your decision to return the products.
Additionally, you can return products by following these steps:
- From the "My Account" menu, choose the option "Order History and Details";
- Select the order that contains the product you want to return;
- Select the product by checking the box next to it;
- Choose the quantity and complete the "Reason for return" field;
- Press the "Request return authorization" button;
- As soon as your return request is authorized, you can print the return form, which you can find in the "My Product Returns" section.
Regardless of the return method you choose, you must wait for our confirmation before sending the products back. You will be contacted as soon as possible, and we will provide you with all the necessary details for returning the products. The products must be returned using a service with delivery confirmation, and you will bear the return costs.
15.2 We will cover the return costs only if you have received incorrectly invoiced/delivered products or products with major manufacturing defects.
15.3 Since all products are checked before shipping, it is up to cartiromanesti.co.uk to decide on a major manufacturing defect. If any of the products you ordered has such a defect, please accept our apologies first. Secondly, please contact us within 14 days from receiving the order.
15.4 In any situation, even when the return is attributable to cartiromanesti.co.uk for damaged packages, incorrectly invoiced/delivered products, products with manufacturing defects, etc., they must be in the same condition, in the original packaging, with the labels intact and together with all the documents (invoice, warranty certificates, etc.) The returned products must be in the same condition as received, without damage or defects (except for hidden defects and excluding defects already reported by the customer in correspondence with cartiromanesti.co.uk).
15.5 Products that are part of a bundle must be returned as a bundle.
15.6 Books must not have bent corners, damaged spine, stains on the cover or pages.
15.7 If the delivered products were accompanied by any gifts, when you return the products, you must also return the gifts.
15.8 The customer is responsible for the decrease in the value of the products caused by improper handling and use (absence or degradation of the packaging, product condition, etc.).
15.9 If products purchased with a voucher/promotional code/coupon are returned, the applied discount may be deducted from the amount to be refunded for the return.
15.10 If an order for which a discount has been applied using a voucher/promotional code/coupon is entirely returned, the customer will be refunded the order amount, excluding shipping costs, and the voucher will become invalid and cannot be reused.
15.11 In the situation where an order to which a voucher/promotional code/coupon was applied and contains multiple products is partially returned, the discount granted through the voucher cannot be applied to the remaining products of the order if the order value does not meet the offer or promotion conditions. Cărți românești will not refund the amount allocated through the voucher for returned products that are part of an order with multiple products. Cărți românești will recalculate the value of the unreturned products that do not meet the requirements of the offer or promotional campaign, adjusting them to the full price. The customer will only be refunded the difference in money remaining after this recalculation.
16. Liability
16.1 If the goods sent by cartiromanesti.co.uk are not the ones ordered or are damaged and have manufacturing defects or the quantity is not correct, cartiromanesti.co.uk will only assume responsibility if cartiromanesti.co.uk is notified in writing by you, through the contact form or by using the return option in your customer account, within 14 days from the date the goods were delivered.
16.2 If you do not receive the ordered goods within 20 days from the date they were shipped, cartiromanesti.co.uk will only assume responsibility if you notify us about the issue in writing, through the contact form, within 30 days from the date the goods were shipped.
16.3 If you bring to the attention of cartiromanesti.co.uk any issue related to the above, cartiromanesti.co.uk will only be obligated to remedy this situation concerning the delivery, replace or repair any damaged or defective product, or reimburse the amount paid by you for the goods using the same payment method you used, or another if that is not possible.
Cartiromanesti.co.uk will not be responsible to you for any loss or damage caused and resulting from any issue reported to us under these conditions. Cartiromanesti.co.uk will have no responsibility for any other compensation other than the reimbursement of the amount paid for the purchase of the goods.
None of these conditions intend to limit any rights you have as a consumer under applicable laws.
17. Force Majeure
For the purposes of this contract, Force Majeure Event means an event beyond the reasonable control of either party including but not limited to strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes, failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, pandemic, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of cartiromanesti.co.uk or subcontractors.
Cartiromanesti.co.uk shall not be liable to the customer as a result of any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this contract as a result of a Force Majeure Event.
If the Force Majeure Event prevents cartiromanesti.co.uk from performing its obligations in a contract for more than 12 weeks, either party shall, without limiting its other rights or remedies, have the right to terminate the contract immediately by giving written notice to the other party.
Cartiromanesti.co.uk shall have no liability to you for any failure to deliver goods you have ordered or any delay in doing so or for any damage or defect to goods delivered that is caused by any event or circumstance beyond its reasonable control.
18. Invalidation
If any part of these conditions is unenforceable (including any provision in which cartiromanesti.co.uk excludes its liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of these conditions will not be affected.
19. Governing Law
The contract between us shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law, and the English courts shall have jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between us.
20. Entire Agreement
The Terms and Conditions, along with the prices displayed on the site, delivery and return details, regulations, promotions, contests, privacy policy, frequently asked questions, "Help" section, payments, and contact details establish the contractual framework between you and Naky Limited.
All of these can only be modified in writing by the director of Naky Limited.
Any discussion with any of our employees or other persons related to cartiromanesti.co.uk should not be understood as a modification of this contract.
Cartiromanesti.co.uk shall have no liability for any such misleading or false representation.
21. Disclaimer
The nature of Internet communications means that your communications may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and delays. Cartiromanesti.co.uk shall not be responsible for any detrimental reliance you place on this website or its contents.
Cartiromanesti.co.uk is providing this site and its contents (including any downloadable data or software) on an 'as is' basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site or its contents and disclaims all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, cartiromanesti.co.uk makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose of the information and related graphics published in this site or that any software or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. The information contained in this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. All liability of cartiromanesti.co.uk howsoever arising for any such inaccuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Neither cartiromanesti.co.uk nor any of its directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site in any way. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.
22. Hyperlinks
Our website may contain hyperlinks. These hyperlinks connect you to websites of other organizations that we are not responsible for. We have used our reasonable endeavours in preparing our own website and the information included in it is done so in good faith. However, we have no control over any of the information you can access via other websites. Therefore, any mention of any organization, company or individual to which our website is linked does not imply approval or warranty of their status and capacity.
23. Copyright notice
The content of the website, including images, text, graphics, scripts, software, design rights, patents, and trademarks, belongs entirely to Naky Limited. The only situation in which copying and printing from this website are allowed is when placing an order on cartiromanesti.co.uk or using this site as a shopping resource.
Any use of materials from this site (including reproduction for purposes other than those mentioned above, as well as modification, distribution, or republication) without the written consent of cartiromanesti.co.uk is strictly prohibited.
24. Trade marks
Cărți românești, the logo and slogan of cartiromanesti.co.uk website are owned by Naky Limited. Any other registered trademarks, product names, company names and logos used on this website are the property of their respective owners. Cartiromanesti.co.uk does not consent to your use of these trademarks, product names, titles or logos and such use may constitute an infringement of the owner's rights
25. Submitting text for publication
Users of this website may submit material for publication in different areas of the site (eg comments, reviews, blog, etc.). Cartiromanesti.co.uk takes no responsibility for any material submitted by users and published by us and we are not responsible for their content or accuracy.
If you wish to send us materials for publication on cartiromanesti.co.uk, you can do so by respecting the following terms and conditions:
• Publication of any material you submit to us will be at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to add or remove text or graphics prior to publication or to refuse publication;
• You guarantee that any material sent belongs entirely to you, or you hold the copyright and other necessary rights;
• You guarantee that the submitted material is not obscene, defamatory, illegal or offensive to anyone;
• You agree not to publish materials with the intention of disturbing other users;
• You acknowledge that any breach of these terms may cause us loss or damage and agree to indemnify us fully and permanently against third parties, claims, expenses, losses, or damages incurred as a result of the published material, including indirect losses.
We reserve the right to restrict your access to these services if we believe that you are abusing these services in any way.