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Terms
and Conditions
1. Definitions
1.1. In these terms and conditions (“the Terms”) unless the context
otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
“Customer Material” means any information provided by the customer to The
Diamond Club including, but without limitation, your details, sizes, delivery details, requirements
or any information provided in the Enquiry or Order;
“Enquiry” means any enquiry made of The Diamond Club;
“Force Majeure Event” includes any delay or failure to perform our
obligations as set out in these Terms where such delay or failure to perform arises from
circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) any Act of God,
communications failure, world financial crisis, death, destruction, fire, flood, strikes, riots,
accident, disruption to energy supplies, civil commotion, acts of terrorism or
war;
Order Confirmation an order confirmation from The Diamond Club to you
confirming receipt of your payment and the acceptance of your order;
“Price” means a price issued by The Diamond Club to you in response to an
Order Confirmation and/or an Enquiry in Australian Dollar;
“Product” means quality diamond jewellery and other quality products
produced by The Diamond Club from time to time and available for sale on the Website or
Shop;
“The Diamond Club”, “us” or “we” means The Diamond Club Pty Ltd (ACN
109665250) whose registered office is at 126 Grand Boulevard, Joondalup, Perth, Western
Australia;
“Website” means the website for the sale of Products at www.TheDiamondClub.com.au;
"Shop" means the shop located at 126 Grand Boulevard, Joondalup, Perth,
Western Australia for the sale of Products and services;
“writing” includes email, fax or other comparable means of
communication;
“you”, “your” or “customer” means the person, firm or company placing an
order for Products with The Diamond Club;
2. Product Details
2.1. The Products displayed on this Website are not shown to actual size
nor are their images binding as to detail. Some Products may appear slightly larger or smaller than
actual size due to screen defaults and photography techniques. Other Products may be represented at
a larger than actual size in order to clearly show details, or smaller than actual size in order to
show the entire item, and your attention is drawn to the Product details and content where
given.
2.2. All Products are subject to availability. In the unlikely event of a
change in the specification or quality of the goods ordered we will offer you a substitute item of
the same or better quality for the same price, which you shall be entitled to
reject.
3. Price of the Products
3.1. Subject to the provisions of clauses 3.4 and 3.5 the Price of the
Products will be as stated on our Website or Shop display at the time you submit your
order.
3.2. Prices stated on the Website exclude GST for the item(s) Cost of
delivery and insurance dependent upon the value of the item(s) purchased and so is advised in
addition to the Prices stated.
3.3. All Products must be paid for in full before being
dispatched.
3.4. Due to the fluctuating prices of the constituent elements of the
Products, the price of the Products stated on our Website and Shop may vary if there is a delay
between the time of the order and when payment in full is received by The Diamond Club and in these
circumstances you may be requested to make an additional payment before the Products can be
dispatched to you. For Products where a small or large size is requested or where items are custom
works or any type of special order you will be asked, when submitting your order, to pay an
additional amount to the price offered.
3.5. Without prejudice to clause 6.1.1, if we discover an error in the
price of the Products offered we will contact you to resolve the situation.
4. Enquiries
4.1. By making an Enquiry you are under no obligation to purchase any
Product but you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
5. Order Acceptance and Payment
5.1. BEFORE YOUR ORDER CAN BE ACCEPTED, WE MUST RECEIVE IN CLEARED FUNDS,
OR CONFIRMATION OF AUTHORISATION OF PAYMENT (WHERE A CREDIT CARD IS USED) THE PURCHASE PRICE
SPECIFIED IN FULL (WITHOUT ANY DEDUCTION).
5.2. Once payment has been received by us we will confirm that your order
has been accepted by sending an Order Confirmation to you at the e-mail address you provide. Our
acceptance of your order brings into existence a legally binding contract between
us.
5.3. You may pay for the Products in any currency which will be converted
to Australian Dollars however the final transaction will be done in Australian Dollars and this
amount will be applicable incase of a refund.
5.4. You must pay for the Products you order by using any method
currently specified on the Website or Shop, which may include without limitation;
5.4.1. a telegraphic transfer or a bank transfer to the Diamond Club
account; or
5.4.2. credit or debit card by communicating your card details to The
Diamond Club (for the avoidance of doubt the credit/debit cards accepted by us are those listed on
the Website or Shop on the date your order is placed).
5.5. In the event that payment for an order is not received; or you are
not fully and legally entitled to use your nominated credit, debit or charge card; or such card has
insufficient funds to cover the price of the Products then:
5.5.1. The Diamond Club may contact you allowing you to make payment in
full within a specified time period by the same or another means; or
5.5.2. The Diamond Club may at its sole discretion cancel your order in
which case The Diamond Club shall return any monies received from you within 30 days of receipt of
such monies to your nominated account and The Diamond Club shall be entitled to deduct an
administration fee of $20;
5.5.3. you agree that in any event that The Diamond Club shall have no
liability to you for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims that you may
incur.
5.6. You agree to indemnify The Diamond Club in full against all costs
and outgoings incurred by us in obtaining payments from you in the event a failed payment
occurs.
5.7 The US dollar price shown on website is only as reference for
international buyers . The transaction is conducted in Australia under Australian Laws with
Australian Dollars.
6. Our Right to Cancel
6.1. We reserve the right to cancel your order if:
6.1.1. one or more of the Products you ordered was listed at an incorrect
price due to a typographical error in the pricing information received by us from our suppliers or
for any other reason; or
6.1.2. a Force Majeure Event occurs.
6.2. If we do cancel your order we will notify you by e-mail and will
offer an alternative replacement Product or refund to you any amounts paid to us as soon as
possible and in any event within 30 days of your order.
6.3. We shall not be obliged to offer any additional compensation for
disappointment suffered and we shall have no liability to you for any loss, damage, costs, expenses
or other claims that you may incur including change in exchanges rates.
7. Delivery
7.1. As part of our insurance requirements and quality control procedure,
before any Product is shipped the Product is inserted into the packaging in the presence of a
suitable individual and duly sealed.
7.2 We reserve the right to charge for and fulfil partial orders where
the Order Confirmation consists of multiple items.
7.3. Delivery will be made to the address specified in the Order
Confirmation. The Diamond Club reserves the right to restrict the delivery of Products to certain
areas.
7.4. Subject to clause 7.3, we will take all reasonable steps to deliver
your order to you on or before the date specified in the Order Confirmation but delays may be
caused and delivery can be delayed due to Force Majeure Events or for any other reason and The
Diamond Club does not warrant or guarantee the delivery date specified in the Order Confirmation
and shall have no liability to you for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims that you
may incur as a result of late delivery. The time for delivery of the Products shall not be of the
essence of the contract.
7.5. You will become the owner of the Products you have ordered when they
have been delivered to you. Once the Products have been delivered to you they will be held at your
own risk and we shall not be liable for their loss or destruction.
8. Right of Cancellation
8.1. EXCEPT FOR the Products that are custom works or special orders, you
will be entitled to cancel your order by written notice to us by following the procedure in clause
10. You do not need to give us any reason for cancelling your order and subject to clause 10, nor
will you have to pay any penalty. Products that are custom works or special orders cannot be
cancelled or returned. This policy is in accordance with the EU Distance Selling (Directive 97/7)
as ratified by part of the Consumer Protection (Contracts Concluded by Means of Distance
Communications) Regulations 2000.
9. Warranties and Refunds
9.1. Subject to the following provisions of this clause 9.1, we warrant
that the Products will be of satisfactory quality. Diamonds are sold on the strength of the
grading done the 3rd party issuing body. The aforementioned warranty is given
by The Diamond Club subject to the following condition:
9.1.1 The Diamond Club shall be under no liability to the customer for
any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims in respect of: (a) any defect arising from wilful
damage, negligence, failure to follow instructions for the use of the Products (whether oral or in
writing); (b) misuse or alteration of the Products without our approval; (c) arising from any
Customer Material supplied by you which is incomplete, inaccurate, illegible, out of sequence or in
the wrong form, or any other fault of the Customer; (d) Discrepancies that arise from
difference of opinion between issuing parties of diamond grading certificates,
and/or (e) for Products not manufactured by The Diamond Club, in respect of which the
customer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee as is given by the
manufacturer to The Diamond Club.
9.2 If you do not receive the Products ordered by you within 30 days of
the date on which you ordered them, we shall have no liability to you unless you notify us in
writing at our contact address of the problem within 40 days of the date on which you ordered the
Products.
9.3. The Diamond Club's high quality jewellery should meet or exceed your
expectations. However, in the event that you are dissatisfied with your order, the Products
delivered to you are incomplete or you have received incorrect Products, we shall have no liability
to you unless you call The Diamond Club customer service help line at +61 8 9301 5880 to obtain an
authorisation number and notify The Diamond Club of the problem WITHIN 48 HOURS OF DELIVERY of the
Products in question.
9.4. If you notify a problem to us under clauses 9.2 or 9.3 or we have
committed a breach of the warranty at clause 9.1 our only obligation will be (to be determined by
us):
9.4.1. we may refer you to a local jeweller associated with The Diamond
Club to rectify the fault at the cost of The Diamond Club; or
9.4.2. we may offer you an alternate Product free of charge (which is
equal in cost value to the returned product and at our sole discretion, and of course subject to
availability) within 60 days of notification provided that the original Product is returned to us
in accordance with clause 10; or
9.4.3. we will arrange with you for the Products to be returned to us in
accordance with clause 10, and we shall refund the initial price paid in Australian
Dollars,
AND IN EACH CASE THE DIAMOND CLUB SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER LIABILITY TO
YOU.
9.5 The customer is solely responsible for satisfying them self as to the
suitability of the Products for any particular purpose and the customer acknowledges that they rely
solely on their own skill and judgement and not The Diamond Club's skill and judgement in
determining such suitability.
9.6 The customer acknowledge that there are no refund after they approved
the product or diamond and then simply change there mind. In some cases ( to be
solely determined by us) a refund will be considered less shipping and handling
charges.
10. Returns Procedure
10.1. If you exercise the right to cancel under clause 8.1 or a right to
return the Product(s) in accordance with clause 9.4, then the following procedure must be
followed:
10.1.1. except in cases where clause 9.3 applies, call The Diamond Club
customer service help line on +61 8 9301 5880 within 2 working days after the date of delivery of
the Product(s) to you to obtain a return authorisation number and a delivery address to return the
Product(s) to ;
10.1.2. complete the return form provided with the original packing
materials for the delivered Product(s);
10.1.3. secure the Product(s) and all of the original packing materials,
including return form, packing slip, and the diamond certificate if appropriate, in a plainly
wrapped cardboard box (the post office has these available if you do not);
10.1.4. send the Product(s) by registered mail, as this is the safest way
to ship high-value items.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE INSURE THE PACKAGE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE
INVOICE PLUS SHIPPING CHARGES. THE DIAMOND CLUB SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS LOST OR DAMAGED
WHILE SHIPPING.
10.1.5. clearly print your name and address on the outside of the package
in the return area.
Mail the package to:
The Diamond Club Customer Services
Suite 1.3
126 Grand Boulevard
Joondalup
6027
Western Australia
Please be careful: You are strongly advised NOT to write jewellery,
diamonds or other luxury-related words anywhere on the package, as this invites possible theft of
the package.
Conditions of Return 10.1.6. Returns are simple, but are subject to
certain rules:
(a) packages without a return authorization number issued by The Diamond
Club pursuant to Clause 10.1.1 will not be accepted for refund;
(b) the item MUST be received by The Diamond Club WITHIN FIFTEEN (15)
DAYS from the date of delivery of the order to you from The Diamond Club. Any items received after
(fifteen) 15 days from the shipment date will not be accepted for refund;
(c) each item must be returned in the same condition as it was sent,
unworn and undamaged. Damaged goods due to your negligence will not be accepted for refund. Due to
reasons of hygiene, earrings are shipped in a transparent plastic bag which is sealed; to qualify
for a refund we can only accept earrings back if they are returned the way in which they were
received;
(d) the original The Diamond Club security tag must still be on the item
in order for refunds to be processed. The Diamond Club will not process the refund
otherwise;
(e) if the Product is a diamond, then any original gemmological
laboratory certificate that was issued with the diamond needs to be returned as well. This is very
important. The diamond certificate has a $300 replacement fee. If the certificate is not returned,
the cost of replacing it will be deducted from any refund payable to you.
10.2. Subject to the conditions in clause 10.1, The Diamond Club will
refund the full cost of the item. Refunds will be made in the same form as the original
purchase.
10.3. All requests will be processed after our laboratory inspects and
verifies the condition of the Products. Returns take approximately five business days to process
upon receipt of the item.
11. Use of the Website
11.1. You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a way
that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the
Website. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any
person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within
the Website.
11.2 The Diamond Club gives no warranty or representation as to the
accuracy, suitability or reliability of the information and content of this Website for any
purpose, which information and content is provided on an “as is” basis.
11.3. The Diamond Club does not warrant that functions contained in the
Website content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that The
Diamond Club or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. We shall have no
liability for any direct, indirect, special or consequential loss arising out of the use of or the
inability to use this Website including (without limitation) reliance on any information or content
of the website or which results from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletions of files or
emails, defects, viruses or delays in operation or transmission.
11.4. The information and Terms on the Website or in the Shop may contain
technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and may be changed or updated without notice. The
Diamond Club may also make improvements and/or changes to the Website at any time without
notice.
11.5. Any information we receive from you will be dealt with in
accordance with our Privacy Policy.
11.6. Certain links in this Website connect to other websites maintained
by third parties over whom we have no control. We make no representations as to the accuracy or any
other aspect of information contained in other websites.
12. Liability
12.1. Nothing in these Terms will limit our liability for death or
personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees or agents. If you are a
consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977) the content of these Terms will
not affect your statutory rights. If you are not a consumer then subject as provided in clause 9.1,
all other warranties, conditions or other terms, whether implied by statute common law or
otherwise, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12.2. Where The Diamond Club provides any information in relation to the
Products supplied to it by a third party, The Diamond Club does not give any warranty, guarantee as
to its accuracy or otherwise and shall have no liability to the Customer for any losses arising as
a result thereof.
12.3. In the event that we are unable or fail to deliver the Products
ordered within any time period specified, we will use our best endeavours to contact you in order
to re-schedule the delivery time. The Diamond Club does not warrant or guarantee the delivery date
specified in the Order Confirmation and shall have no liability to you for any loss, damage, costs,
expenses or other claims that you may incur as a result of late delivery.
12.4. We will not be in breach of contract as a result of any Force
Majeure Event.
12.5. IN ANY EVENT, THE LIABILITY OF THE DIAMOND CLUB FOR ANY BREACH OR
THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY SERIES OF BREACHES UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS SHALL
NOT EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE RELEVANT ORDER PLACED BY YOU FROM TIME TO TIME.
12.6. The Diamond Club shall have no liability for loss of profit or for
any indirect, special or consequential loss of damage, costs, expenses or other claims for
compensation whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the supply or non-supply of the
Products (including any delay in supplying the Products) or their use or resale by you. Other than
as set out in clause 9.2, the entire liability of The Diamond Club arising out of any order for
Products from you will be limited to the total price of the Products ordered by
you.
12.7. You must observe and comply with all applicable regulations and
legislation, including all necessary customs, import or other permits to purchase Products from our
Website or Shop. The importation or exportation of our Products may be prohibited by certain
national laws. We make no representation and accept no liability in respect of the import or export
of the Products you purchase.
13. Notices, Enquiries and Complaints
13.1. Any notices, enquiries or complaints should be:
13.1.1. e-mailed to info@thediamondclub.com;
13.1.2. addressed to customer services on telephone number +61 8 9301
5880 or faxed to +61 8 9301 5883 : or
13.1.3. sent by post to The Diamond Club
Suite 1.3
126 Grand Boulevard
Joondalup
6027
Western Australia
14. Intellectual Property
14.1. The entire content of the Website, including all copyright,
trademarks and other intellectual property rights it contains, including the use of the name 'The
Diamond Club' is the sole property of The Diamond Club or our licensor. You are permitted to copy,
transmit and to use such material only for the purpose of ordering Products from the Website, but
you not are entitled to copy, reproduce, transmit, display in public, create derivative works from
or otherwise commercially exploit such material.
14.2. All intellectual property rights in the Products (subject to the
rights of any third party) belong to The Diamond Club.
14.3. You warrant that all Customer Material provided to us will not be
defamatory or infringe the copyright or other rights of any third party, and you shall indemnify
The Diamond Club against any loss, damages, costs, expenses or other claims arising out of any such
infringement.
15. Privacy Policy
15.1. You acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of our Privacy
Policy.
16. General
16.1. These Terms govern the contract to the exclusion of all other terms
and conditions stipulated in any other communication or document unless expressly agreed in writing
by The Diamond Club.
16.2. The Diamond Club reserves the right to vary the content of these
Terms from time to time, with any changes being published on the Website. However, such variations
will not affect any Contract between The Diamond Club and you. Continued use of the Website, or any
of its services will signify that you agree to any such changes.
16.3. We may correct any typographical, clerical or other error or
omission in any information on the Website or in any email or other document or communication
issued by The Diamond Club without incurring any liability on our part.
16.4. If any clause or part of a clause in these Terms is held by any
Court of competent authority to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, such clause or part shall be
severed and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and
effect.
16.5. These Terms, together with our Website and Shop prices, delivery
details, contact details and privacy policy set out the whole of our agreement relating to the
supply of the Products by us. Nothing said by any sales person on our behalf should be understood
as a variation of these Terms or as an authorised representation about the nature or quality of any
Products offered for sale by us. Save for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, we shall have no
liability for any such representation being untrue or misleading.
16.6.
The contract between you and The Diamond Club shall be governed by Australia law and you and The
Diamond Club submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Australian
Courts.
16.7 Under no circumstances shall The
Diamond Club be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages of any kind,
regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict product
liability or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such
damages
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