Shipping & Processing
Delivery/ shipping of products
1. Our company offers alternative ways of receipt and delivery of products for your convenience, as listed below. When you place your order, you are asked to choose how you wish to receive or how you want us to send you the products you have ordered. Depending on the way you have selected, the total final cost of your order is calculated. This cost will be used for the payment of your order and will be included in the order confirmation.
2. Time, Means, Place of Receipt/ Delivery
The delivery time of your order is determined by its finalization as well as the order confirmation e-mail received upon its completion.
i) Pick up of your order from our factory Kallipateiras 10 str. kalamata Greece during working days and hours i.e. Monday-Friday 10:00 – 16:00, excluding holidays.
ii) In case you wish your order to be dispatched to an indicated delivery address (there is a multiple delivery option as well, see section 8.2.ii d below), the delivery will be carried out:
a) By a partner transportation company, i.e. DHL Express for international deliveries (within & outside the EU) and ACS Courier, and ELTA for deliveries in Greece. Our company and its partners take all necessary steps to ensure the timely delivery of the order to the buyer based on the basic delivery schedule of each transportation company. We cannot guarantee neither the arrival time nor the exact delivery time of the ordered goods, as it depends entirely on the transportation companies that we collaborate with. Our company is not accountable for any delays caused by force majeure or unexpected events or events beyond its control. In the event of any delay, our company will make every possible effort to contact you in the ways mentioned in articles 6.5 ii) and 6.12 above. Our company is responsible for the proper delivery of your order to the carrier, and, from that point on, the liability lies with the buyer subject to article 524 AK. The transportation cost is defined by the pricing policy of each transportation company, which is solely responsible for shipping charges and which may alter the relevant prices at any time. Seacrets Inspirations is not liable for any such pricing change.
b) In case of return of defective products (provided that the conditions of article 13 on defective products or on the lack of agreed capacity are fulfilled), return must always take place after communication with our company, which undertakes both the responsibility and the transportation cost for the return of the products to the carrier.
c)
Gifts orders: You can also order one or more gifts and send them to
any recipient you wish within the European Union, simply by filling
out the recipient’s address and information in a special form on our
website, so that the product can be delivered directly to him/her.
You have the option of multiple deliveries to different destinations
and to multiple recipients without restrictions. When sending gift
parcels to other recipients, make sure the recipient can receive gift
parcels and that, generally, the gift will not be considered
undesirable for any reason, nor will it be rejected upon delivery,
otherwise the product will be shipped to the billing address under
the responsibility and expense of the buyer. Please note that in case
of multiple shipments, it is not possible to pay with cash upon
delivery.
d)
Please note that in case of collection from our Distribution
Centre, or in case of account deposit
as well as in the case of cash on delivery, our company retains
ownership of the purchased goods until full and complete payment of
the purchase price.
e)
General Specification for all deliveries: Please note that deliveries
are carried out only during working days (Monday-Friday excluding
holidays) between (9.00 – 19.00 local time-except in the case of
collection from our distribution center, see 8.1. above) and with
estimated delivery time within 10 working days.
f)
Subject to any special charges for the transportation and delivery
which will be expressly mentioned for a product listed on our
website, the general pricing policy is the following:
A. Delivery destination Greece selection
i)
For shipping within the Attiki prefecture, Greece with ACS
Courier, ELTA
the cost per order is €4,95 or $5.48 or £4.28
(including VAT) depending on the currency in which the transaction is
carried out.
ii)
For shipping to the rest of Greece, the cost will be calculated
automatically in the shopping basket page (depending on each order’s
volumetric weight features) and will be included in your order
request before the completion and payment (by ACS
Courier, ELTA.
In addition to the above costs for orders delivered to remote areas,
or islands, or orders delivered to hard-to-reach regions there is an
“inaccessible destination fee” depending on each order’s
volumetric weight features, which will be charged as per the
transportation company fees. You can easily check whether your
shipping address is considered a hard-to-reach region from your
shopping basket.
Please note that all the above-mentioned prices are subject to change at any time.
B. European Union Delivery destination -excluding Greece- selection (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Holland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland) or Other Countries (for customers outside the European Union)
i)
The shipping cost for orders within the European Union (excluding
Greece) will be calculated automatically in the shopping basket page
(depending on each order’s volumetric weight features) and will be
included in your order request before the completion and payment of
your purchase (delivery by DHL Express. In case you select a “Zone
2” country (Zone 2 countries are the following: Austria, Bulgaria,
Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Hungary,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech
Republic, Finland) as characterized by DHL Express, there is an extra
order fee of €6, or $9, or £5 depending on the currency in which
the transaction is carried out.
ii)
In addition to the above costs, in the case of orders delivered to
remote areas or to hard-to-reach regions there is an “inaccessible
destination fee” of 32€ or $46 or £28 (including VAT), depending
on the currency in which the transaction is carried out, which will
be charged as per the transportation company fees. You can easily
check whether your shipping address is considered a hard-to-reach
region from your shopping basket.
iii)
For deliveries outside the European Union, you may submit a wish
request, by contacting our Customer Care Team via the Contact Us page
section. Once you have selected “Other Countries” as your place
of residence and your request is verified through a special procedure
and deemed feasible, the approval of your order will be confirmed and
your product(s) will be shipped. In case you reside in a country
outside the European Union and desire delivery within a European
Union country, please select delivery within the European Union and
“Other Countries” as a place of residence and your order will be
processed as a matter of course.
C. Corporate orders (B2B): As far as orders of corporate gift boxes are concerned, following are the terms and conditions that constitute our Shipping Policy:
i)
Shipping cost per gift box within Attica region:
6,00€ up to 20
gift boxes
5,50€ from 21 to 100 gift boxes
4,90€ for 101+
gift boxes
ii)
Shipping cost per gift box for the rest of Greece:
12,00€ up to
20 gift boxes
11,00€ from 21 to 100 gift boxes
9,90€ for
101+ gift boxes
iii)
EU countries, USA & Canada:
The shipping cost is calculated
based on shipping method & final destination
Please note that all the above-mentioned prices are subject to change at any time.
3. Free shipping
A. Delivery destination Greece selection
i)
Free shipping for deliveries within the
Attiki prefecture applies only to
orders over €50 (including VAT) and depending on the currency in
which the transaction is carried out, and for deliveries within
the rest of Greece, free shipping
applies only to orders over €70 (including VAT) and depending on
the currency in which the transaction is carried out, and for
destinations excluding islands and that are not considered
inaccessible. Free shipping excludes deliveries to “inaccessible
destinations” and hard-to-reach regions within the European Union,
where there will be an additional “inaccessible destination fee”
as per the transportation company fees (depending on the order’s
volumetric weight features). You consent that the “inaccessible
destination fee” is subject to change and that Seacrets
Inspirations does not bear any responsibility for any such change.
You can easily check whether your shipping address is considered a
hard-to-reach region from your shopping basket.
B. European Union Delivery destination -excluding Greece- selection (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Holland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland) or Other Countries (for customers outside the European Union)
i) Free shipping for deliveries within the European Union applies only to orders over €300 or $350 or £280 (including VAT) and depending on the currency in which the transaction is carried out. Free shipping excludes deliveries to “inaccessible destinations” and hard-to-reach regions within the European Union, where there will be an additional “inaccessible destination fee” of €32, $46 or £28 (including VAT), depending on the currency in which the transaction is carried out. You can easily check whether your shipping address is considered a hard-to-reach region from your shopping basket.
ii)
This service is NOT applicable for countries outside the European
Union (EU). For orders delivered to inaccessible destinations or
hard-to-reach regions, the customer will be charged with the
additional “inaccessible destination fee”, as per the
transportation company fees (depending on the order’s volumetric
weight features). You consent that the “inaccessible destination
fee” is subject to change and that Seacrets Inspirations does not
bear any responsibility for any such change.
iii)
For the free shipping to apply, the amount of 300€ or $350 or £280
(regardless of the form of payment or redemption) should be covered
by unique products, none of which should exceed 2 kg (Greece
excluded). Only if the above-mentioned amount is covered is it
possible to add a product exceeding 2 kg to the order, in which case
your total order will still be eligible for Free Shipping.
iv)
For your convenience, upon completion of your product order, the
remaining amount of the order to be covered for you to be entitled
Free Shipping under the restrictions of paragraph iii) above, as well
as the inaccessible destination fee will appear (in the basket of the
order).
4. If you are not at the delivery address to receive your parcel at the time of delivery, the distributor will leave an information note with instructions on how to collect your order. In this case, the risk of loss or damage of goods is transferred to the buyer, taking into account the vulnerability of goods as expressly mentioned in article 6.9 above. The distributor will attempt to deliver the goods up to 3 times, otherwise the goods will remain in the distributor’s premises under your own responsibility and expense and under the carrier’s general terms of storage. In case you have asked to pay with cash on delivery and you have not communicated with our Customer Care Team for the receipt of the goods within 3 days from the failed delivery attempt to you, your order will be automatically cancelled.
5.
i) Furthermore, please note that
products delivered outside the European Union (EU) may be subject to
custom clearance and relevant fees; the company cannot be held liable
for any other costs that may be added to these subject to different
national legislations. We cannot know in advance what these charges
may be; on the contrary, the consumer is in a better position to have
knowledge or be aware of them or, at least, of the possibility of
their existence and, for this reason, we recommend you check this
possibility before placing an order on our website.
ii)
Each country has its own customs policy, so you should first contact
your local customs office for further information. Additionally,
please bear in mind that, when ordering from Seacrets Inspirations ,
you are considered the importer of goods and must observe all laws
and regulations of the country in which you are receiving goods.
iii)
The shipping cost for international destinations (excluding the
European Union) is subject to the distinctive volumetric and weight
features of each product and to the specific destination. As we
process your order, you will receive prior notice of these details,
and you will be made fully and properly aware of the cost incurred in
the delivery of your order.
6. If the ordered product is not available due to force majeure or unexpected reasons for more than 30 days (after the order confirmation), for example due to, including but not limited to, production shortages or inability of the supplier to fulfil the order, our Customer Care Team will contact the customer to deal with the problem. First, the same product or a product with a different trade name or a product from a different category or a substitute product will be suggested to the consumer. If the customer does not agree to proceed to another purchase, full, interest-free refund will be offered within 30 days.
7. In our effort to maintain the quality and freshness of our products we do not keep large stocks in our warehouse.Since most of our products are fresh and without preservatives, some of them, depending on the environmental conditions, may often lose some of their weight before they reach the consumer, but without any induced alteration to their composition or any product defect.